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2022 Best Value Colleges for Library Science in Hawaii (With Aid)

1 Ranked Colleges
17 Degrees Awarded
$15,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Library Science Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Library Science Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 5,894 people earned their degree in library science, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, library science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,658 and had an average of $36,277 in loans still to pay off.

Across Hawaii, there were 17 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,800 and $40,084 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality library 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 science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Library Science Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library Science Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Library Science in Hawaii (With Aid)

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid list. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s library science degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Manoa, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Library Science Schools in Hawaii” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UH Manoa is $15,030 for hawaii library science students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Library Science at UH Manoa

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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