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2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
755 Degrees Awarded
$27,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Library Science is the 35th most popular major in the country with 5,894 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, library science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,658 and had an average of $36,277 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 888 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,978 and $34,611 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 755 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in library science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent library science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the library science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The library science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree library science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 84 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 54 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington also took the #2 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Indiana University - Bloomington Library Science Report

#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s library science degrees to 126 students in 2019-2020.

Wayne State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Dominican University

River Forest, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dominican University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Dominican University is a private not-for-profit institution located in River Forest, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 63 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Dominican U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Dominican University are $20,884.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s library science degrees to 103 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IUPUI, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis are $26,013, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full IUPUI Library Science Report

#7 in overall quality

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. UWM 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 also took the #7 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee are $25,295, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Kent, Ohio, this large public school handed out 200 diplomas to qualified masters’s library science students in 2019-2020.

Kent State also made our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State University at Kent are $21,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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