2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

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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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

East Central University

Ada, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$11,568 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, East Central University landed the #1 spot on the list. East Central University is located in Ada, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist 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 ECU are $11,568.

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

#2

University of Central Oklahoma

Edmond, Oklahoma

$17,913 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s school librarian/school library media specialist students in 2019-2020.

UCO also made our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #0. 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 (With Aid)

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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