2023 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 5,696 people earned their degree in library and information science, making the major the 134th most popular in the United States.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 86 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in library and information science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great library and information science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the library and information science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region library and information science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

1

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$10,404 Average Net Price

$56,691 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU Anschutz, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $10,404 for Rocky Mountains Region Library and Information Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at CU Anschutz

2

University of Denver
Denver, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$20,307 Average Net Price

$51,736 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s library and information science degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.

DU also made our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for DU is $20,307 for Rocky Mountains Region Library and Information Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at University of Denver

• Best Value Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $0-$30k)

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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