2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 5,403 people earned their degree in library and information science, making the major the 124th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, library and information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,496 and had an average of $36,654 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 826 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,680 and $48,922 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 743 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 4 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.

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 Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#3 in overall quality

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$42,868 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 119 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

San Jose State University

San Jose, California

#2 in overall quality

$18,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,417 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. San Jose State University is a large public school situated in San Jose, California. It awarded 566 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

San Jose State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Jose State are $18,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Library & Information Science at San Jose State University

#3

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

#4 in overall quality

$34,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$44,356 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s library science degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550.

Read more about Library & Information Science at UH Manoa

#4

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$40,647 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Southern California is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 40 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at University of Southern California

• 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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