2023 Best Value Library & Information Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value 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 value experiences for library science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Library & Information Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for library science majors pursuing a .
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Library & Information Science
Our 2023 rankings named Dominican University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for library and information science students. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Dominican U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dominican U are $35,420 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Library & Information Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.
UW - Madison undergraduate students pay an average of $38,608 in tuition and fees each year.
UW - Madison also claimed a spot on our Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a great value for library and information science students. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a very large student population.
UWM undergraduate students pay an average of $21,475 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Library & Information Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at IU Bloomington are $38,352 a year.
IU Bloomington excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kent State University at Kent. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Library & Information Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kent.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kent State are $19,876 per year.
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Wayne State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for library and information science students. It came in at #6 on the list. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Detroit.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wayne State are $32,727 a year.
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 |
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Majors Related to Library Science
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.
- 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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