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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 $48-$75k

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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 $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 $48-$75k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the school librarian/school library media specialist program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

McDaniel College

Westminster, Maryland
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McDaniel College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. McDaniel College is located in Westminster, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 masters’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees to qualified students.

McDaniel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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 are $9,568, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Queens College landed the #2 spot on the list. QC is a fairly large school located in Queens, New York that handed out 10 masters’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees in 2019-2020.

QC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 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 Queens College are $21,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University at Albany is a public institution located in Albany, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAlbany did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 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 University at Albany are $25,225, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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 $48-$75k list. Syracuse is a large school located in Syracuse, New York that handed out 14 masters’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Syracuse, the school also landed the #1 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 Syracuse University are $41,714, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #5 spot on the list. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 26 masters’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree school librarian/school library media specialist students whose families make $48-$75k list, University at Buffalo has also earned the #3 rank 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 Buffalo are $26,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Saint Vincent College

Latrobe, Pennsylvania

Saint Vincent 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 $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Saint Vincent College is located in Latrobe, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees to qualified students.

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

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#7

St. John Fisher College

Rochester, New York
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, St. John Fisher College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Rochester, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree school librarian/school library media specialist students whose families make $48-$75k list, Fisher has also earned the #6 rank 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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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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