2023 Best Value Library & Information Science Schools in Washington

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Library & Information Science School for You

In 2020-2021, 122 degrees and certificates were awarded to library and information science students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #32 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Library & Information Science Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Library & Information Science Colleges.

Best Library & Information Science School

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, WA

122 Degrees

#4 in Quality in Washington

$12,076 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the best value school in Washington for library and information science students. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW Seattle are $12,076 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW Seattle is ranked #4 for overall quality for library science in Washington.

Full Library & Information Science at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

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Majors Related to Library Science

Library & Information Science is one of 2 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Library Science

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school only.

• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Diliff.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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