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2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
910 Degrees Awarded
$19,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Library and Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Southwest region, there were 910 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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.

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 library and information science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 258 ’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region library and information science students whose families make $75-$110k list, TWU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend TWU is $14,134 for southwest region library and information science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Library & Information Science at Texas Woman’s University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 325 ’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also took the #3 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of North Texas is $21,613 for Southwest Region Library and Information Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#3

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Sam Houston State University is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 58 ’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $19,531 for Southwest Region Library and Information Science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend SHSU.

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#4

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Northeastern State University is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 ’s library and information science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region library and information science students whose families make $75-$110k list, NSU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northeastern State University is $15,029 for Southwest Region Library and Information Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Texas A&M Commerce is a public institution located in Commerce, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 51 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Commerce also made our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $19,060 for Southwest Region Library and Information Science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Texas A&M Commerce.

Read more about Library & Information Science at Texas A&M University - Commerce

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s library and information science degrees to 88 students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also took the #4 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $24,730 for Southwest Region Library and Information Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about Library & Information Science at University of Oklahoma

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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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