2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Getting Aid

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In 2019-2020, 5,894 people earned their degree in library science, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States. 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 Iowa, there were 45 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,100 and $34,923 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 45 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,298 and $45,299 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science in Iowa (With Aid)

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa

$22,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and it awarded 8 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

UNI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Iowa are $22,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Library Science at UNI

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Getting Aid. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 37 diplomas to qualified masters’s library science students in 2019-2020.

Iowa also took the #1 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Iowa Library Science Report

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (With Aid)

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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