2023 Best Library Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Washington
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Ranked Colleges
128
Degrees Awarded
$41,256
Avg Salary
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Library Science for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Library Science is the 35th most popular major in the country with 6,538 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, library science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,990 and had an average of $24,604 in loans still to pay off.
Across Washington, there were 148 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,256 and $0 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent library science programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the library science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Library Science for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Library Science for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best Library Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Washington
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Library Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 128 masters’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking.Among the 48,149 students enrolled at UW Seattle, 1,283 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 769 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,190. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UW Seattle offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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