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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 in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 5,696 people earned their degree in library and information science, making the major the 134th most popular in the United States.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 86 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the library and information science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The library and information science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region library and information science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s library and information science degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
CU Anschutz also made our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $14,470 for Rocky Mountains Region Library and Information Science students per year to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region. University of Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 ’s library and information science degrees to qualified students.
DU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $33,830 for Rocky Mountains Region Library and Information Science students per year to attend DU.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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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
- *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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