2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science in Colorado (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Colorado, there were 87 library 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 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 For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in library science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great library science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the library science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science in Colorado (With Aid)

#1

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$23,915 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid. CU Anschutz is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 45 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Library Science at CU Anschutz

#2

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

$52,899 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 For Those Getting Aid. 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 #0 spot in our “Best Library 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 University of Denver are $52,899.

Read more about Library Science at DU

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (With Aid)

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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