2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

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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The library science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science in Hawaii (With Aid)

#1

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

#1 in overall quality

$34,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Hawaii For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 17 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa also made our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550.

Read full report on Library Science at UH Manoa

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (With Aid)

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.

Credits

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

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