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2022 Best Value Other Library Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
102 Degrees Awarded
$25,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Library Science Schools for a Master's For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Library Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Other Library Science is the 903rd most popular major in the country with 128 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 102 other library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Library Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in other library science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other library science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other library science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Library Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Library Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Library Science (Income $0-$30k)

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Library Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s other library science degrees to qualified students.

UW Seattle not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Library Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Other Library Science Report

#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Library Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. University of California - Los Angeles is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 54 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Library Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Other Library Science at University of California - Los Angeles

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Library Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #3 spot on the list. UCA is a public institution located in Conway, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Other Library Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCA are $11,648.

Read more about Other Library Science at UCA

#4

LIU Post

Brookville, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LIU Post. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Library Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. LIU Post is located in Brookville, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 masters’s other library science degrees to qualified students.

LIU Post not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Library Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at LIU Post are $23,479, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Other Library Science at LIU Post

#5

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pratt Institute - Main. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Library Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Pratt Institute is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Brooklyn, New York. It awarded 4 masters’s other library science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pratt Institute, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Other Library Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pratt Institute - Main are $35,226.

Full Pratt Institute - Main Other Library Science Report

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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