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2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

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 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 for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region 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 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 Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in library science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality library science programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree library science students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#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 Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 84 degrees to qualified masters’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 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.

Full UW - Madison Library Science Report

#2

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Indiana University - Bloomington is a large school located in Bloomington, Indiana that handed out 54 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Library Science at IU Bloomington

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. UWM is a large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 123 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

UWM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee are $25,295, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Library Science Report

#6 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 103 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

IUPUI also made our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6. 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.

Read full report on Library Science at IUPUI

#5

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 #5 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Wayne State University is a public institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 126 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Wayne State University Library Science Report

#6

Dominican University

River Forest, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

Dominican University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. 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 also made our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Dominican U are $20,884.

Full Dominican U Library Science Report

#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 Getting Aid list. Kent State University at Kent is a large public school situated in Kent, Ohio. It awarded 200 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kent State, the school also landed the #5 spot 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Kent State University at Kent 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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