2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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In 2019-2020, 5,191 people earned their degree in library and information science, making the major the 141st most popular in the United States.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 80 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 71 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in library and information science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality library and information science programs that also have a lower cost than 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 for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$23,915 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 45 masters’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Library & Information Science Report

#2

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$52,899 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #2 spot on the list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s library and information science degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

DU also made our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full DU Library & Information Science Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (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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