2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in Texas

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Texas, there were 728 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,880 and $30,333 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 590 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 Texas” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Texas” list to help you make the college decision.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas master’s degree library science students.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in Texas

#1

Texas Woman's University

Denton, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$14,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$47,650 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Texas. TWU is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 187 masters’s library science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TWU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full TWU Library & Information Science Report

#2

University of North Texas

Denton, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$15,618 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$42,949 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #2 spot on the list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s library science degrees to 258 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at UNT

#3

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$15,704 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$50,816 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 58 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU also made our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SHSU are $15,704.

Read more about Library & Information Science at SHSU

#4

Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$14,549 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$46,738 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. Texas A&M Commerce is located in Commerce, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 51 masters’s library science degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M Commerce did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Commerce are $14,549, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas A&M University - Commerce 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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