by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
Library & Information Science is the 121st most popular major in the country with 5,950 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, library and information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,949 and had an average of $27,472 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,004 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,689 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 796 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in library and information science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in library and information science.
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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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree library science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 238 diplomas to qualified masters’s library science students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Library & Information Science at Texas Woman’s University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 252 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Library & Information Science at University of North Texas
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 54 masters’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M Commerce Library & Information Science Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Sam Houston State University is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 66 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southwest Region. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s library science degrees to 79 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Library & Information Science at University of Oklahoma
University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 21 masters’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Library & Information Science at University of Houston - Clear Lake
Northeastern State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Northeastern State University is a medium-sized school located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma that handed out 13 masters’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Library & Information Science at Northeastern State University
University of Arizona ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 73 masters’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full University of Arizona Library & Information Science Report
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