2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist (Income $0-$30k) in California

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 330 people earned their degree in school librarian/school library media specialist, making the major the 741st most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 6 school librarian/school library media specialist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 school librarian/school library media specialist graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great school librarian/school library media specialist programs and 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 school librarian/school library media specialist program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The school librarian/school library media specialist school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree school librarian/school library media specialist students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist (Income $0-$30k) in California

#1

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, California

#1 in overall quality

$16,571 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Azusa Pacific University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k. Azusa, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Azusa Pacific also made our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Azusa Pacific are $16,571.

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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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