r/librarians • u/indoorwolves • 5d ago

Degrees/Education “Best” MLIS Programs in U.S.

Hello, all! I’m currently in the process of determining which MLIS programs I’d like to apply to for a Fall 2027 start, and am hoping that this group might have some feedback.

Perhaps it’s because my current university (last semester of my BS) has significantly lowered my threshold for poor customer service, but I’ve been incredibly disappointed with the quality of the graduate advisor meetings I’ve had so far. They bombard my email with requests to meet, and then when I do set up a meeting time, the advisor is 5-10 minutes late and acts as though they are in a rush to get off the phone as quickly as possible. Or, in the case of the popular, generally well-regarded school I was supposed to meet with this morning, the advisor never showed up at all.

Can anyone recommend a program that they really enjoyed, especially if the corresponding University also holds a high standard for its interactions with students? I need a fully online program, and would love to stay under 30k, but I’m just feeling a little disillusioned at the moment.

Thanks in advance!

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u/HoaryPuffleg 16h ago

I don’t remember ever talking to an advisor during grad school. I just signed up for classes and wrote a bunch of papers.

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u/GuildTheLili 18h ago

I graduated from Clarion, online program. No issues for me and was one of the cheapest at its time. I never really talked to an advisor though, maybe once? I kinda did it all solo. They just got bought out by bigger school, it's PennWest Clarion now.

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u/Alcohol_Intolerant Public Librarian 2h ago

When did you graduate? I went there in person until they went fully online. Their in person advising was honestly top tier.

I'm just curious since I went there for awhile before moving back home

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u/Embarrassed_Test_253 17h ago

I looooove Dominican University in river forest, IL

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u/10grundrisse06 7h ago

I got my degree from the University of Alabama's online program. I loved it. The instructors are great and the program isn't terribly strenuous. I did summer classes and graduated in 2 years.

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u/10grundrisse06 7h ago

I got my degree from the University of Alabama's online program. I loved it. The instructors are great and the program isn't terribly strenuous. I did summer classes and graduated in 2 years.