2022 Best Value Colleges for Library Science in Washington (With Aid)
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Library Science Schools in Washington For Those Getting Aid” 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 Washington, there were 145 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent library science programs, but they also cost less that 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 in Washington For Those Getting Aid
The colleges and universities below are the best for washington library science students with aid.
Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Library Science in Washington (With Aid)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools in Washington For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school handed out 126 diplomas to qualified ’s library science students in 2019-2020.
UW Seattle also made our “Best Library Science Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $13,297 for Washington Library Science students with aid per year to attend UW Seattle.
The low student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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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%.
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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