2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin

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Library & Information Science is the 124th most popular major in the country with 5,403 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, library and information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,496 and had an average of $36,654 in loans still to pay off.

Across Wisconsin, there were 218 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,050 and $38,801 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 207 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in library and information science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great library and information science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the library and information science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in Wisconsin

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$42,276 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin. UW - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 84 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#2

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$25,295 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$41,044 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a public institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 123 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UWM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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