2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 California For Those Getting Aid” 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 California, there were 690 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,033 and $50,719 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 607 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree library science students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in California (With Aid)

#1

San Jose State University

San Jose, California

#2 in overall quality

$18,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,417 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s 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 State University is a large public school situated in San Jose, California. It awarded 566 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Jose State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Jose State are $18,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

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 2 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #2 spot on the list. USC is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 40 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715.

Read more about Library & Information Science at University of Southern California

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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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