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2023 Best Value Library Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$26,883 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,988 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Library Science Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, library science was ranked #34 in the country. In fact 6,538 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Library Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for library science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Library Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for library science majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Library Science

#1

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

Our analysis found Dominican University to be the best value school for library science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

Dominican U graduate students pay an average of $20,413 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Library Science at Dominican University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Bloomington is a great value for library science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IU Bloomington are $33,352 per year.

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Best Library Science Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 174
Michigan 172
Ohio 176
Illinois 91
Wisconsin 298

Library Science Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Library & Information Science 5,950
Library & Archives Assisting 467
Other Library & Archives Assisting 121

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 John Cummings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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