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

6 Ranked Colleges
734 Degrees Awarded
$15,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Southwest region, there were 935 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,943 and $30,469 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 734 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 6 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. TWU is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 187 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Library Science at TWU

#2

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 58 masters’s library science degrees to qualified students.

SHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SHSU are $15,704, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Library Science at SHSU

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 258 masters’s library science degrees to qualified students.

UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618.

Read more about Library Science at UNT

#4

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and it awarded 13 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

NSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern State University are $10,600.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 51 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree library science students whose families make more than $110k list, Texas A&M Commerce has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Commerce are $14,549, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 72 degrees to qualified masters’s library science students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Library Science at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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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%.

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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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