2023 Best Value Other Library Science Schools
4
Ranked Colleges
121
Degrees Awarded
$25,100
Avg Net Price*
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Other Library Science Schools” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Other Library Science is the 959th most popular major in the country with 121 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
For this year’s “Best Value Other Library Science Schools” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in other library science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other library science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other library science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The other library science 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 Other Library Science Schools”.
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Best Value Other Library Science Schools
The colleges and universities below are the best for other library science students.
Top 4 Best Value Colleges for Other Library Science
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LIU Post. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Library Science Schools. LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Brookville, New York. It awarded 20 ’s other library science degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our other library science students list, LIU Post has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Other Library Science Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend LIU Post is $26,069 for Other Library Science students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Other Library Science at LIU Post
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Other Library Science Schools list. University of California - Los Angeles is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 47 ’s other library science degrees in 2020-2021.
UCLA also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Library Science Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UCLA is $15,023 for Other Library Science students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of California - Los Angeles Other Library Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pratt Institute - Main. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Library Science Schools. Pratt Institute is located in Brooklyn, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s other library science degrees to qualified students.
Pratt Institute also made our “Best Other Library Science Schools” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $47,438 for other library science students per year to attend Pratt Institute - Main.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Library Science at Pratt Institute
Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Library Science Schools that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 6 ’s other library science degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Other Library Science Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,017 for Other Library Science students per year to attend UW Seattle.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Library Science at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
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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
- *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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