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2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
910 Degrees Awarded
$10,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 5,191 people earned their degree in library and information science, making the major the 141st most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 910 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in library and information science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great library and information science programs and 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 library and information science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas Woman’s University is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 258 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU also made our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $6,706 for southwest region library and information science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas Woman’s University.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at Texas Woman’s University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 325 ’s library and information science degrees to qualified students.

UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNT is $8,521 for Southwest Region Library and Information Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Library & Information Science at University of North Texas

#3

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s library and information science degrees to 58 students in 2019-2020.

SHSU also made our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for SHSU is $10,561 for Southwest Region Library and Information Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at Sam Houston State University

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Commerce, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 51 degrees to qualified ’s library and information science students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Commerce did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,013 for Southwest Region Library and Information Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at Texas A&M Commerce

#5

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Northeastern State University is a medium-sized school located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma that handed out 15 ’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region library and information science students whose families make $0-$30k list, NSU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northeastern State University is $7,614 for southwest region library and information science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at Northeastern State University

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 88 ’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $16,675 for Southwest Region Library and Information Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Library & Information Science Report

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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

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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