2022 Best Value Colleges for School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

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.

This year’s “Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

East Central University

Ada, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$13,316 Average Net Price

$36,167 Average Early-Career Earnings

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 in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. East Central University is a small school located in Ada, Oklahoma that handed out 13 ’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees in 2019-2020.

ECU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for East Central University is $13,316 for southwest region school librarian/school library media specialist students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

#2

University of Central Oklahoma

Edmond, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$18,693 Average Net Price

$37,034 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 9 ’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees in 2019-2020.

UCO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $18,693 for Southwest Region School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UCO.

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

• Best Value Colleges for School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist (Income $48-$75k)

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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