2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Library Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 202 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent 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 library science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$6,170 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ivy Tech Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Ivy Tech Community College is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ivy Tech Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Library Science Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ivy Tech Community College is $6,170 for Associate Degree Library Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Library Science at Ivy Tech Community College

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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