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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Library Science Schools in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking.
Library & Information Science is the 121st most popular major in the country with 5,950 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, library and information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,949 and had an average of $27,472 in loans still to pay off.
Across California, there were 724 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,173 and $37,917 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree 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.
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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Library Science Schools in California For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Value Library Science Schools in California For Those Getting Aid
The colleges and universities below are the best for california library science students with aid.
Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the #1 spot on the list. San Jose, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s library science degrees to 648 students in 2020-2021.
San Jose State also made our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for San Jose State is $16,542 for California Library Science students with aid.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full San Jose State Library & Information Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Library Science Schools in California For Those Getting Aid. University of Southern California is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 36 ’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in California” list. The yearly cost to attend USC is $32,569 for California Library Science students with aid.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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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
- *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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