2022 Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 99 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 $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in library science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality library science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the library science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree library science students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income Over $110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$23,915 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k. CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 masters’s library science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU Anschutz, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$52,899 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Denver is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 26 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

DU also made our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Library Science at University of Denver

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income Over $110k)

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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