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2023 Best Value Library Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$26,883 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,988 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Library Science Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, library science was ranked #23 in the country. In fact 5,929 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Library Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for library science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Library Science

#1

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

Our analysis found Dominican University to be the best value school for library science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Dominican U are $20,413 per year.

Read full report on Library Science at Dominican University

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value library science schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IU Bloomington are $33,352 a year.

Full Library Science at Indiana University - Bloomington Report

Best Library Science Colleges by State

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

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

Library Science Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Library & Information Science 5,809
Other Library & Archives Assisting 120

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
History 4,391

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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