2023 Best Value Library & Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Library & Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Best Library & Information Science Graduate Certificate School

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

6 Graduate Certificates

#14 in Quality in the Plains States Region

$31,012 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Iowa to be the best value school for library and information science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

Iowa graduate students pay an average of $31,012 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Iowa is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Library & Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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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).
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