2024 Best Library & Information Science Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

If you plan on getting your master's degree in library & information science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #38 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Colorado to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of library & information science. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 79 master's degrees in library & information science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to library & information science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other library & information science students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for library & information science to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized library & information science related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for library & information science students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Library & Information Science Schools

The library 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 the Best Library & Information Science Master's Degree Schools in Colorado.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Library & Information Science in Colorado

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in library & information science.

Top Colorado Schools for a Master's in Library Science

1

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO

34 Annual Graduates

$55,981 Median Starting Salary

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a good option for students interested in a master's degree in library & information science. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Denver.

Master's recipients from the library & information science degree program at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus make $6,745 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a master’s in library & information science from University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

2

University of Denver
Denver, CO

45 Annual Graduates

$42,492 Median Starting Salary

University of Denver is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in library & information science. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Denver.

Master's students who receive their degree from the library science program make an average of $42,492 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a master’s in library & information science from University of Denver

Best Library & Information Science Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Rankings in Majors Related to Library Science

One of 2 majors within the Library Science area of study, Library & Information Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Library Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Library & Information Science	79

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Diliff. More about our data sources and methodologies.