2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Texas

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 Texas” 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 Texas, there were 745 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 590 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 Texas” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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 Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Texas.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science in Texas

#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 Master’s in Texas. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s library science degrees to 187 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TWU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. 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 more about Library Science at Texas Woman’s University

#2

University of North Texas

Denton, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$15,618 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 258 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$15,704 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. SHSU is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 58 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SHSU are $15,704, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Library Science at SHSU

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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

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