2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Library Science in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking.

Library Science is the 35th most popular major in the country with 5,894 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

More Ways to Rank Library Science Schools

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 Doctorate in the Southwest Region”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Library Science in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Woman's University

Denton, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$14,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Texas Woman’s University is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Library Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962.

Read full report on Library Science at Texas Woman’s University

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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.

Credits

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

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