2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $0-$30k) in Oklahoma

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Science Schools for a Master’s in Oklahoma For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Library & Information Science is the 124th most popular major in the country with 5,403 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, library and information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,496 and had an average of $36,654 in loans still to pay off.

Across Oklahoma, there were 103 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,200 and $24,499 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 85 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Oklahoma For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 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.

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 Science Schools for a Master’s in Oklahoma For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Oklahoma For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $0-$30k) in Oklahoma

#1

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$10,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$38,649 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Oklahoma For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s library science students in 2019-2020.

NSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NSU are $10,600, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at Northeastern State University

#2

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Norman, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$23,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$40,439 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Oklahoma For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Oklahoma is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 72 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Library & Information Science Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $0-$30k)

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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