2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Colorado

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In 2019-2020, 5,403 people earned their degree in library and information science, making the major the 124th most popular in the United States. 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 Colorado, there were 71 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,300 and $37,218 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 71 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Colorado” 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Colorado.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in Colorado

#1

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$23,915 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$63,997 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 45 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also took the #1 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

#2

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$52,899 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$43,426 Average Early-Career Earnings

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 Science Schools for a Master’s in Colorado. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 26 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

DU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full DU Library & Information Science Report

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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

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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