2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in Kentucky

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Kentucky, there were 102 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,150 and $28,145 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 102 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,847 and $34,311 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in library and information science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality library and information science programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for kentucky master’s degree library science students.

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

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$33,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$37,980 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #1 spot on the list. UK is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 73 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UK, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216.

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#2

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$18,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$43,638 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Kentucky University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it awarded 29 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

WKU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western Kentucky University are $18,340.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at Western Kentucky University

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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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