2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Library & Archives Assisting (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Other Library Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 128 people earned their degree in other library science, making the major the 328th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, other library science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,250 and had an average of $36,571 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 102 other library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Library Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in other library science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other library science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other library 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 Other Library Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Library Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Library & Archives Assisting (With Aid)

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#3 in overall quality

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Library Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other library science degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Other Library & Archives Assisting Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Other Library & Archives Assisting Report

#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,131 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,112 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Library Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other library science degrees to 54 students in 2019-2020.

UCLA also made our “Best Other Library & Archives Assisting Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Other Library & Archives Assisting at University of California - Los Angeles

#3

LIU Post

Brookville, New York

#2 in overall quality

$23,479 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$61,020 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LIU Post. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Library Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Brookville, New York, and it awarded 22 masters’s other library science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree other library science students with aid list, LIU Post has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Other Library & Archives Assisting Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at LIU Post are $23,479, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Other Library & Archives Assisting at LIU Post

#4

University of Central Arkansas

Conway, Arkansas

#4 in overall quality

$11,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$47,416 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Library Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 15 masters’s other library science degrees in 2019-2020.

UCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Other Library & Archives Assisting Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCA are $11,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCA Other Library & Archives Assisting Report

#5

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, New York

$35,226 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Library Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Pratt Institute - Main landed the #5 spot on the list. Pratt Institute is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Brooklyn, New York. It awarded 4 masters’s other library science degrees in 2019-2020.

Pratt Institute also took the #0 spot in our “Best Other Library & Archives Assisting Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pratt Institute are $35,226, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Pratt Institute - Main Other Library & Archives Assisting Report

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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