2023 Best Value Library Science Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Library Science School for You

With 76 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, library science is the #30 most popular major in Illinois.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Library Science Schools in Illinois ranking.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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

Best Value Library Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Library Science Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Degrees Awarded
Indiana	152
Ohio	173
Wisconsin	288
Michigan	169

Library Science Related Majors for Library Science

Library Science Majors to Study

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

Most Popular Related Majors

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 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.