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Best Value Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in California

2023 Best Value Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$9,286 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,992 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Library Science Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 829 degrees and certificates were awarded to library science students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #32 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

The Best Value Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

Best Library Science Graduate Certificate School

Our 2023 rankings named San Jose State University the best value school in California for library science students working on their graduate certificate. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at San Jose State are $9,286 per year.

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Best Value Library Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Library Science Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 141
Hawaii 11

Library Science Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Library & Information Science 5,950
Library & Archives Assisting 467
Other Library & Archives Assisting 121

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820

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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