2022 Best Value Colleges for Library Science (Income Over $110k) in Illinois

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Library Science Schools in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Illinois, there were 121 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,500 and $34,462 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality library science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the library science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Vallue Library Science Schools in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Vallue Library Science Schools in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois library science students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Library Science (Income Over $110k) in Illinois

#1

Dominican University

River Forest, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$19,268 Average Net Price

$38,363 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dominican University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Library Science Schools in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k list. This small school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 64 ’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

Dominican U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Library Science Schools in Illinois” list. The estimated yearly cost for Dominican U is $19,268 for Illinois Library Science students whose families make more than $110k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Dominican University Library Science Report

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to John Cummings.

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