2024 Best Library & Information Science Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Ranked #37 in popularity, library & information science is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of library & information science. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 79 master's degrees in library & information science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to library & information science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other library & information science students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized library & information science related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for library & information science students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Library & Information Science Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Library & Information Science Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Library & Information Science in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in library & information science.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Master's in Library and Information Science

1

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Annual Graduates

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a good option for students pursuing a master's degree in library & information science. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Denver.More information about a master’s in library & information science from University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

2

University of Denver
Denver, CO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

45 Annual Graduates

University of Denver is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in library & information science. DU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Denver.More information about a master’s in library & information science from University of Denver

Best Library & Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best library & information science schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	317	79

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Rankings in Majors Related to Library and Information Science

One of 3 majors within the Library & Information Science area of study, Library & Information Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Diliff. More about our data sources and methodologies.