2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income $48-$75k) in Hawaii

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 Hawaii, there were 17 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,800 and $40,084 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,195 and $40,792 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality library science programs that also have a lower cost than 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $48-$75k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income $48-$75k) in Hawaii

#1

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

#1 in overall quality

$34,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Making $48-$75k. UH Manoa is a public institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Hawaii at Manoa Library Science Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income $48-$75k)

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

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