2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 the Southwest region, there were 23 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 22 school librarian/school library media specialist graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in school librarian/school library media specialist. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent school librarian/school library media specialist programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the school librarian/school library media specialist 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree school librarian/school library media specialist students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

East Central University

Ada, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$11,568 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Central University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Ada, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s school librarian/school library media specialist students in 2019-2020.

ECU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ECU are $11,568, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full East Central University School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Report

#2

University of Central Oklahoma

Edmond, Oklahoma

$17,913 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Central Oklahoma is a fairly large school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 9 masters’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees in 2019-2020.

UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Oklahoma are $17,913.

Full University of Central Oklahoma School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist (Income $30-$48k)

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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