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

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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $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.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in library science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great library science programs and cost less that 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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Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

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

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

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 84 masters’s library science degrees to qualified students.

UW - Madison also took the #1 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523.

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#2

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #2 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 54 masters’s library science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree library science students whose families make more than $110k list, IU Bloomington has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338.

Read full report on Library Science at Indiana University - Bloomington

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #3 spot on the list. UWM is a large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 123 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

UWM also made our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295.

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#4

Dominican University

River Forest, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Dominican University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 63 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

Dominican U also took the #3 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dominican University are $20,884, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 126 masters’s library science degrees to qualified students.

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 are $37,215, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #6. 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.

IUPUI also took 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

Kent State University at Kent ranked #7 on this year’s Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Kent State University at Kent is a public institution located in Kent, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 200 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree library science students whose families make more than $110k list, Kent State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State are $21,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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