2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science in Oklahoma (With 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 Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma, there were 107 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,200 and $24,499 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 85 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Oklahoma For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science in Oklahoma (With Aid)

#1

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

$10,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Oklahoma For Those Getting Aid. Northeastern State University is a public institution located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NSU are $10,600.

Full Northeastern State University Library Science Report

#2

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Norman, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$23,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Oklahoma For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s library science degrees to 72 students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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%.

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

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