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2023 Best Value Library Science Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$9,942 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,367 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Library Science School for You

In 2020-2021, 48 degrees and certificates were awarded to library science students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #36 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Library Science Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

Check out the library science programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Library Science School

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA
$9,942 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the best value school in Iowa for library science students. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Iowa are $9,942 a year.

Iowa also claimed a spot on our Best Library Science Schools in Iowa list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Library Science at University of Iowa Report

Best Value Library Science Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 168
Minnesota 40
South Dakota 2
Missouri 105
Nebraska 14

Library Science Majors to Study

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

Majors Similar 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 values are for the top school 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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