2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 California, there were 901 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,625 and $51,601 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 661 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 3 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income $30-$48k) in California

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,131 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s library science degrees to 54 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131.

Read full report on Library Science at UCLA

#2

San Jose State University

San Jose, California

#2 in overall quality

$18,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in San Jose, California, this large public school awarded 566 degrees to qualified masters’s library science students in 2019-2020.

San Jose State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Jose State are $18,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full San Jose State University Library Science Report

#3

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Southern California is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 40 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Library Science at University of Southern California

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to John Cummings.

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