2022 Best Vallue Library and Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $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 Vallue Library and Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $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. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Library and Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Library and Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Woman's University

Denton, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$14,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Library and Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. This fairly large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Library & Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income Over $110k)

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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