2022 Best Value Library Science Schools in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Library Science Schools in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Wisconsin, there were 218 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the library 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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Best Value Library Science Schools in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library Science Schools in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Library Science in Wisconsin (With Aid)

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$17,708 Average Net Price

$49,230 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 in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 87 diplomas to qualified ’s library science students in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Library Science Schools in Wisconsin” list. The estimated yearly cost for UW - Madison is $17,708 for Wisconsin Library Science students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full UW - Madison Library Science Report

#2

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$17,876 Average Net Price

$38,817 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #2 spot on the list. UWM is a large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 123 ’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UWM, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Library Science Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is $17,876 for Wisconsin Library Science students with aid.

Full University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee 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.

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