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2023 Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region

6 Colleges
$40,588 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Library & Information Science School for You

Library & Information Science is the #118 most popular major in the country with 5,950 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Library & Information Science Colleges.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Library & Information Science

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best school in the Great Lakes Region for library and information science students. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dominican University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Dominican U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 3 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Wayne State University is a great place for library and information science students. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the city of Detroit.

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Kent State University at Kent did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for library and information science students. It came in at #6 on the list. Kent State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

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Best Library & Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best library and information science colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 169
Ohio 173
Illinois 76
Indiana 152
Wisconsin 298

Library & Information Science is one of 2 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Library Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Library & Archives Assisting 467
Other Library & Archives Assisting 121

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Diliff.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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