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2023 Best Value Library & Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$32,159 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,992 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Library & Information Science Graduate Certificate School for You

Library & Information Science is the #44 most popular major in the country with 5,809 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'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Library & Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

2023 Best Value Library & Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the library science graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Library & Information Science

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for library and information science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UWM are $25,651 a year.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

#2

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Out of the 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the city of Detroit.

Wayne State graduate students pay an average of $38,667 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Library & Information Science at Wayne State University Report

Best Library & Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best library and information science schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 169
Illinois 76
Ohio 173
Indiana 152
Wisconsin 288

Library & Information Science is one of 2 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Library Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Library & Archives Assisting 120

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 Diliff.

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