2022 Best Value Other Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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Other Library & Archives Assisting is the 328th most popular major in the country with 128 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, other library science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,250 and had an average of $36,571 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 64 other library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,400 and $54,246 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 61 other library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other library science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other library science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other library 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 Value Other Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Library & Archives Assisting (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 7 masters’s other library science degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Other Library & Archives Assisting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Other Library & Archives Assisting at UW Seattle

#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,131 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,112 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of California - Los Angeles is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 54 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Library & Archives Assisting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Library & Archives Assisting (Income $0-$30k)

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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