Wayne State University

My program is very helpful in balancing school with the rest of my life. For an online program, it is more intensive than I thought it would be. However, if I didn't have a full time job and the usual responsibilities that get in the way of school, I would choose a program that offered more experience for practical studies in library and information science. It is an average school that teaches what it says it will, but it does not go above and beyond academics. If you absolutely have to earn your... Read More degree online, Wayne State's library and information science program would certainly help you.

I had many required classes and did not have as much of a choice as I would have liked in class selection. My biggest disappointment in this program was in the advising. I changed advisors several times as I found them unhelpful and they just did not thoroughly answer questions or actually GIVE ADVICE! There should have been far more emphasis on matching students to skills as in: should I select web design for librarians and is this for ME? Should I pursue childrens' librarianship, AND of vital importance,... Read More which areas will have the greatest number of jobs after graduation. Students should work in the field before going to grad school! I cannot stress this enough and tell this to every student I meet, in every major.