2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science in the Far Western US Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 the Far Western US region, there were 1,063 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,633 and $49,810 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 804 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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.

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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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree library science students.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science in the Far Western US Region

#1

San Jose State University

San Jose, California

#3 in overall quality

$18,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in San Jose, California, this large public school awarded 566 degrees to qualified masters’s library science students in 2019-2020.

San Jose State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at San Jose State are $18,790.

Read full report on Library Science at San Jose State University

#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,131 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s library science degrees to 54 students in 2019-2020.

UCLA also made our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCLA Library Science Report

#3

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#4 in overall quality

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. UW Seattle is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 126 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also took the #4 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294.

Read full report on Library Science at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

#4

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

#5 in overall quality

$34,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Hawaii at Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 masters’s library science degrees to qualified students.

UH Manoa also made our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Library Science at UH Manoa

#5

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#2 in overall quality

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s library science degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Library Science at University of Southern California

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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.

Credits

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