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2023 Best Value Colleges for School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
125 Degrees Awarded
$21,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist is the 717th most popular major in the country with 370 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 125 school librarian/school library media specialist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in school librarian/school library media specialist. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great school librarian/school library media specialist programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Colleges for School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

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Queens College
Queens, New York

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Queens College landed the #1 spot on the list. QC is located in Queens, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees to qualified students.

QC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for QC is $3,469 for Middle Atlantic Region School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist students with aid.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #2 spot on the list. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.

University at Buffalo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $19,262 for Middle Atlantic Region School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist students with aid per year to attend University at Buffalo.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist at University at Buffalo

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University at Albany
Albany, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Albany, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified ’s school librarian/school library media specialist students in 2020-2021.

UAlbany also made our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for UAlbany is $18,355 for Middle Atlantic Region School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist students with aid.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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McDaniel College
Westminster, Maryland

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, McDaniel College landed the #4 spot on the list. McDaniel is a private not-for-profit institution located in Westminster, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at McDaniel, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend McDaniel College is $22,385 for middle atlantic region school librarian/school library media specialist students with aid.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist at McDaniel

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St. John Fisher College
Rochester, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. John Fisher College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Rochester, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

Fisher also made our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $29,240 for middle atlantic region school librarian/school library media specialist students with aid per year to attend St. John Fisher College.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full St. John Fisher College School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Report

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Syracuse University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 14 ’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees in 2020-2021.

Syracuse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Syracuse is $34,683 for middle atlantic region school librarian/school library media specialist students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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