2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 5,894 people earned their degree in library science, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, library science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,658 and had an average of $36,277 in loans still to pay off.

Across Colorado, there were 87 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,300 and $37,218 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 71 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in library science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great 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 library science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The library science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income $0-$30k) in Colorado

#1

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$23,915 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 45 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Library Science at CU Anschutz

#2

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

$52,899 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Denver is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 26 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

DU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899.

Read more about Library Science at University of Denver

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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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