2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Library Science

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Other Library Science Schools for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Other Library Science Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered 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.

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 other library science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Other Library Science Schools for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Other Library Science Schools for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Library Science Schools for a Master’s.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Library Science

#1

LIU Post

Brookville, New York

#2 in overall quality

$23,479 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Library Science Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, LIU Post landed the #1 spot on the list. Brookville, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other library science degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

LIU Post did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 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 LIU Post are $23,479.

Read full report on Other Library Science at LIU Post

#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,131 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Library Science Schools for a Master’s list. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - Los Angeles Other Library Science Report

#3

University of Central Arkansas

Conway, Arkansas

#4 in overall quality

$11,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Library Science Schools for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 15 masters’s other library science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree other library science students list, UCA has also earned the #4 rank 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 UCA are $11,648.

Read more about Other Library Science at University of Central Arkansas

#4

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#3 in overall quality

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Library Science Schools for a Master’s list. UW Seattle is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 7 masters’s other library science degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Other Library Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus 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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