by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 6,538 people earned their degree in library science, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, library science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,990 and had an average of $24,604 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 384 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,760 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,829 and $0 respectively.
That schools that top this list have a program in library science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Plains States Region” list to help you make the college decision.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emporia State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Emporia, Kansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s library science students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
