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2022 Best Value Colleges for Library Science (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
935 Degrees Awarded
$19,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Library Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

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 Vallue Library Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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 the Southwest region, there were 935 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,943 and $30,469 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Library Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in library science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great library science programs and cost less that 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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Best Vallue Library Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

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

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

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Library Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #1 spot on the list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s library science degrees to 258 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region library science students whose families make more than $110k list, TWU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Library Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Woman’s University is $9,617 for Southwest Region Library Science students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Library Science at Texas Woman’s University

#2

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Library Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #2 spot on the list. SHSU is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 58 ’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Library Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Sam Houston State University is $14,617 for southwest region library science students whose families make more than $110k.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Library Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 325 degrees to qualified ’s library science students in 2019-2020.

UNT also made our “Best Library Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend University of North Texas is $15,086 for Southwest Region Library Science students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#4

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Library Science Schools 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. NSU is a medium-sized school located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma that handed out 15 ’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

NSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Library Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $9,994 for southwest region library science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend NSU.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Library Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Texas A&M Commerce is a public institution located in Commerce, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 51 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Commerce also made our “Best Library Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M Commerce is $13,017 for Southwest Region Library Science students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Library Science at Texas A&M University - Commerce

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Library Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 88 ’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also took the #4 spot in our “Best Library Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $21,145 for Southwest Region Library Science students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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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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