2022 Best Value Colleges for Library Science (Income $0-$30k) in Colorado

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Library Science Schools in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Library Science is the 35th most popular major in the country with 5,894 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in library science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality library science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the library science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Library Science Schools in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k

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

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

#1

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$11,584 Average Net Price

$53,782 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Library Science Schools in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 ’s library science degrees to qualified students.

CU Anschutz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Library Science Schools in Colorado” list. It costs about $11,584 for Colorado Library Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend CU Anschutz.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full CU Anschutz Library Science Report

#2

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$19,659 Average Net Price

$48,405 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 26 degrees to qualified ’s library science students in 2019-2020.

DU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Library Science Schools in Colorado” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Denver is $19,659 for Colorado Library Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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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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