2022 Best Value Colleges for School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist is the 741st most popular major in the country with 330 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 23 school librarian/school library media specialist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in school librarian/school library media specialist. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent school librarian/school library media specialist programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the school librarian/school library media specialist program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The school librarian/school library media specialist school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region school librarian/school library media specialist students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

East Central University

Ada, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$10,334 Average Net Price

$36,167 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Central University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. East Central University is a small public school situated in Ada, Oklahoma. It awarded 13 ’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,334 for Southwest Region School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist students with aid per year to attend East Central University.

Full ECU School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Report

#2

University of Central Oklahoma

Edmond, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$16,562 Average Net Price

$37,034 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 ’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees to qualified students.

UCO also made our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $16,562 for southwest region school librarian/school library media specialist students with aid per year to attend University of Central Oklahoma.

Read full report on School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist at University of Central Oklahoma

• Best Value Colleges for School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist (With Aid)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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