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2023 Best Value Library Science Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$12,610 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,172 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Library Science School for You

In 2020-2021, 127 degrees and certificates were awarded to library science students who went to a Kentucky college or university. This makes it the #29 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Library Science Schools in Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Kentucky 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.

2023 Best Value Library Science Schools in Kentucky

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

Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality in Library Science

#1

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY
$10,992 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Western Kentucky University to be the best value school for library science students who want to pursue a degree in Kentucky. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WKU are $10,992 a year.

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#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY
$12,610 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Kentucky helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best library science schools in Kentucky. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UK are $12,610 per year.

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Best Value Library Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Library Science Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 381
West Virginia 9
Florida 98
Virginia 51
Arkansas 26
Mississippi 120
South Carolina 121
Louisiana 102
Alabama 80
Georgia 120
Tennessee 140

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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