2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Library Science is the 35th most popular major in the country with 5,894 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Southwest region, there were 935 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,943 and $30,469 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 734 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in library science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent library science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the library science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree library science students.
Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science in the Southwest Region
Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 187 diplomas to qualified masters’s library science students in 2019-2020.
TWU also made our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 258 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.
UNT also took the #2 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #3 spot on the list. SHSU is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 58 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
SHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sam Houston State University are $15,704, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. This medium-sized school is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and it awarded 13 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NSU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern State University are $10,600.
Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 72 masters’s library science degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236.
Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Commerce, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s library science degrees to 51 students in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Commerce also made our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Commerce are $14,549.
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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.
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