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2023 Best Value Library Science Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$32,102 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,237 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Library Science School for You

Library Science is the #24 most popular major in Colorado with 79 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Library Science Schools in Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best value programs for library science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Library Science Schools in Colorado

Check out the library science programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality in Library Science

$9,384 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the best value school for library science students who want to pursue a degree in Colorado. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU Anschutz are $9,384 per year.

CU Anschutz not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Library Science Schools in Colorado list.

Full Library Science at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

#2

University of Denver

Denver, CO
$54,819 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Library Science Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DU are $54,819 a year.

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State Degrees Awarded
Utah 0

Library Science Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Library & Information Science 5,809
Other Library & Archives Assisting 120

Majors Similar to Library Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools 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 John Cummings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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