Kent, Ohio · Public
Library Science and Administration at Kent State University at Kent
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 400 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
2.1% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 2.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~400
- Schools with reported signal
- 72
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 86.3%
- Graduation rate
- 63.7%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $20,787/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $83,148
- Median debt
- $24,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $45,388/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 72 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($3,080 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($12,623 below). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 92% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC · 0.5% reported share · $11,655 net A University of South Florida Tampa, FL · 0.9% reported share · $9,812 net A San Jose State University San Jose, CA · 7.2% reported share · $13,760 net A University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · 1.0% reported share · $14,091 net A University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO · 1.1% reported share · $11,900 net A 
University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD · 0.8% reported share · $15,678 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Library Science and Administration accounts for 2.1% of reported programs at Kent State University at Kent, which is bigger than 76% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 400 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Kent State University at Kent's average net price is $20,787 per year, about $83,148 over four years. That is $3,080 above the $17,707 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $45,388 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $12,623 below the $58,011 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Kent State University at Kent #66 of 72 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.