2025 Best Library & Information Science Schools in the New England Region
1College in the New England Region
392Library Science Degrees Awarded
$49,154Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in library & information science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #121 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
There was only one school in the New England Region to review for the 2025 Best Library & Information Science Schools in the New England Region ranking.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Library & Information Science Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Library & Information Science in the New England Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the library science degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Maine at Augusta is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in library & information science. Located in the town of Augusta, UMA is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 17th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were about 28 library & information science students who graduated with this degree at UMA in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat Simmons University if you wish to pursue a degree in library & information science. Located in the large city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #68 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Simmons is a great university overall.
There were roughly 288 library & information science students who graduated with this degree at Simmons in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the library science program make about $46,140 in their early career salary.
University of Rhode Island is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in library & information science. URI is a large public university located in the large suburb of Kingston. This university ranks 5th out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were roughly 37 library & information science students who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the library science program make about $47,709 for their early career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
