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2022 Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
101 Degrees Awarded
$22,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 330 people earned their degree in school librarian/school library media specialist, making the major the 741st most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 102 school librarian/school library media specialist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 101 school librarian/school library media specialist graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in school librarian/school library media specialist. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent school librarian/school library media specialist programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the school librarian/school library media specialist program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Queens College

Queens, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Queens College landed the #1 spot on the list. Queens, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at QC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at QC are $21,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University at Albany

Albany, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Albany, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s school librarian/school library media specialist students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAlbany, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Albany are $25,225, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #3 spot on the list. University at Buffalo is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028.

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#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Syracuse University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 14 masters’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse also took the #1 spot in our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714.

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#5

Saint Vincent College

Latrobe, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Vincent College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 masters’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Vincent did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Vincent are $14,310, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

St. John Fisher College

Rochester, New York
#6 in overall quality

St. John Fisher College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 12 masters’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fisher, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. John Fisher College are $17,820, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

McDaniel College

Westminster, Maryland
#5 in overall quality

McDaniel College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. McDaniel is a private not-for-profit institution located in Westminster, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

McDaniel not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at McDaniel College are $9,568, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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