2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $48-$75k) in California

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 California, there were 674 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 591 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in library and information science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality library and information science programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $48-$75k) in California

#1

San Jose State University

San Jose, California

#2 in overall quality

$18,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. San Jose State is a large school located in San Jose, California that handed out 550 masters’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.

San Jose State also made our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at San Jose State are $18,790.

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#2

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 40 masters’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.

USC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715.

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

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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