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by our College Data Analytics Team
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 in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Library & Information Science is the 134th most popular major in the country with 5,696 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 835 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 Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in library and information science. 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.
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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Far Western US Region.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Far Western US Region list. San Jose State University is a large public school situated in San Jose, California. It awarded 626 ’s library and information science degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our far western us region library and information science students list, San Jose State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Jose State is $16,542 for far western us region library and information science students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Far Western US Region. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 122 ’s library and information science degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our far western us region library and information science students list, UW Seattle has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $12,017 for far western us region library and information science students per year to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, 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 93%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Far Western US Region list. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a public institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Manoa, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UH Manoa is $14,687 for far western us region library and information science students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Library & Information Science at University of Hawaii at Manoa
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Far Western US Region. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 36 ’s library and information science degrees in 2020-2021.
USC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Southern California is $32,569 for Far Western US Region Library and Information Science students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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