2023 Most Focused Colleges for Library Science in Washington

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 “Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in Washington” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Library Science is the 35th most popular major in the country with 6,538 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, library science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,990 and had an average of $24,604 in loans still to pay off.

Across Washington, there were 148 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,256 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in Washington” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in library science. That schools that top this list have a program in library science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in Washington

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in Washington”.

Top 2 Most Focused Colleges for Library Science in Washington

1

Spokane Falls Community College
Spokane, Washington

$31,050 Average Early-Career Earnings

$15,892 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spokane Falls Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in Washington list. Spokane Falls Community College is located in Spokane, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 ’s library science degrees to qualified students.

Full Spokane Falls Community College Library Science Report

2

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, Washington

#1 overall quality in Washington

$57,782 Average Early-Career Earnings

$16,918 Average Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in Washington. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 128 ’s library science degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UW Seattle Library Science Report

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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

• Credit for the banner image above goes to John Cummings.