2023 Best Value Library Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Library Science 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Library Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 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.
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.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Library Science
Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the best value school for library science students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 per year. On average, library science graduates from Ivy Tech Community College take out $16,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College also did well on our Best Library Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Dominican University is a great value for library science students. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.
Dominican U undergraduate students pay an average of $35,420 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 3 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.
UW - Madison undergraduate students pay an average of $38,608 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Library Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent programs at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best library science schools in the Great Lakes Region . UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.
UWM undergraduate students pay an average of $21,475 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best library science schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at IU Bloomington are $38,352 a year.
IU Bloomington also claimed a spot on our Best Library Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Kent State University at Kent ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Library Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kent State are $19,876 per year.
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Wayne State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Library Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population.
Wayne State undergraduate students pay an average of $32,727 in tuition and fees each year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 174 |
| Michigan | 172 |
| Ohio | 176 |
| Illinois | 91 |
| Wisconsin | 298 |
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Library Science Related Majors for Library Science
Library Science Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Library & Information Science | 5,950 |
| Library & Archives Assisting | 467 |
| Other Library & Archives Assisting | 121 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Library Science
| 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 7 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.
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