2022 Best Value Colleges for Other Library & Archives Assisting (Income $30-$48k) in Washington

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Library Science Schools in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 128 people earned their degree in other library science, making the major the 328th most popular in the United States. 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 Washington, there were 7 other library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other library science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other library science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Other Library Science Schools in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Other Library Science Schools in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for washington other library science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Other Library & Archives Assisting (Income $30-$48k) in Washington

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$7,467 Average Net Price

$56,034 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Library Science Schools in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 7 ’s other library science degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Library & Archives Assisting Schools in Washington” list. It costs about $7,467 for Washington Other Library Science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read more about Other Library & Archives Assisting at UW Seattle

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• Best Value Colleges for Other Library & Archives Assisting (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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to John Cummings.

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