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2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 Far Western US region, there were 810 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 51 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent library and information 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 library and information science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Arizona Global Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UAGC is a large private for-profit school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 51 bachelors’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.

UAGC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Library & Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $22,687 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Library and Information Science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend The University of Arizona Global Campus.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at The University of Arizona Global 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

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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