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2022 Best Vallue Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

6 Ranked Colleges
734 Degrees Awarded
$15,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Library and Information Science Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 734 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 187 masters’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU also made our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at TWU

#2

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school awarded 58 degrees to qualified masters’s library and information science students in 2019-2020.

SHSU also made our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SHSU are $15,704.

Read more about Library & Information Science at SHSU

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 258 degrees to qualified masters’s library and information science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree library and information science students whose families make more than $110k list, UNT has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNT Library & Information Science Report

#4

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Northeastern State University is a public institution located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern State University are $10,600.

Full Northeastern State University Library & Information Science Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - Commerce is located in Commerce, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 51 masters’s library and information science degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M Commerce also took the #5 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Commerce are $14,549, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#3 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. University of Oklahoma is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 72 masters’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also made our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Library & Information Science at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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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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