2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science in California

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 California, there were 901 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,625 and $51,601 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 661 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in California” 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the library science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree library science students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science in California

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,131 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in California list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 54 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCLA Library Science Report

#2

San Jose State University

San Jose, California

#2 in overall quality

$18,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the #2 spot on the list. San Jose State is a public institution located in San Jose, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 566 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

San Jose State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Jose State University are $18,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full San Jose State Library Science Report

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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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