2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Library & Information Science is the 141st most popular major in the country with 5,191 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southwest region, there were 910 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 734 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the library and information science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 187 diplomas to qualified masters’s library and information science students in 2019-2020.
TWU also made our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Sam Houston State University is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 58 masters’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.
SHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Sam Houston State University are $15,704.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #3 spot on the list. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 258 masters’s library and information science degrees to qualified students.
UNT also made our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full University of North Texas Library & Information Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 51 masters’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Commerce also made our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Commerce are $14,549.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and it awarded 13 masters’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.
NSU also made our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern State University are $10,600, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #6, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 72 masters’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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%.
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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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