2023 Best Other Library & Archives Assisting Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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Ranked Colleges
107
Degrees Awarded
$52,589
Avg Salary
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Library Science for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 121 people earned their degree in other library science, making the major the 337th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, other library science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,589 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Library Science for a Master’s” ranking looked at 4 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 offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other library science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Other Library Science for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Library Science for a Master’s”.
Top 4 Best Other Library & Archives Assisting Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Library Science for a Master’s. University of California - Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 masters’s other library science degrees to qualified students.
UCLA also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Library & Archives Assisting Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 44,589 students enrolled at University of California - Los Angeles, 7 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,071. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of California - Los Angeles Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Library Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 6 masters’s other library science degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying other library science list, UW Seattle has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Other Library & Archives Assisting Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 48,149 students enrolled at University of Washington - Seattle Campus, 1,283 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 769 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,190. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Washington - Seattle Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pratt Institute - Main. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Library Science for a Master’s. Pratt Institute - Main is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Pratt Institute not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Library & Archives Assisting Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 4,353 students enrolled at Pratt Institute - Main were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Pratt Institute Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Library Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, LIU Post landed the #4 spot on the list. LIU Post is located in Brookville, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 masters’s other library science degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at LIU Post, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Library & Archives Assisting Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 53 of the 15,066 students enrolled at LIU Post were GI Bill® students, of which 48 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,023. To help with additional expenses, 15 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
[Read full report on veteran student life at LIU Post]](/colleges/long-island-university-c-w-post-campus/student-life/veterans/)
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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