2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

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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 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree library science students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$23,915 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. CU Anschutz is a large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 45 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915.

Read more about Library Science at CU Anschutz

#2

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$52,899 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 26 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Library Science at University of Denver

• 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.

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