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2023 Best Value Library Science Schools in Alabama

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$11,620 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,118 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Library Science School for You

With 80 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, library science is the #24 most popular major in Alabama.

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 Science Schools in Alabama 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 Science Colleges.

Best Library Science School

#1

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL
$11,620 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Alabama the best value school in Alabama for library science students. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UA are $11,620 per year.

UA also took the #4 spot in our Best Library Science Schools in Alabama rankings.

Read full report on Library Science at The University of Alabama

Best Value Library Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Library Science Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 89
Florida 98
Virginia 51
Tennessee 140
North Carolina 377
Georgia 120
West Virginia 9
Louisiana 102
South Carolina 121
Kentucky 127
Arkansas 26

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 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 John Cummings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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