2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist in New York

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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 New York, there were 78 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 77 school librarian/school library media specialist graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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. 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 New York

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york master’s degree school librarian/school library media specialist students.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist in New York

#1

Queens College

Queens, New York

#2 in overall quality

$21,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queens College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in New York list. QC is a fairly large public school situated in Queens, New York. It awarded 10 masters’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees in 2019-2020.

QC also made our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at QC are $21,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York

#3 in overall quality

$26,028 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in New York list. This large school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 26 masters’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also took the #3 spot in our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. 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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#3

University at Albany

Albany, New York

#4 in overall quality

$25,225 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Albany landed the #3 spot on the list. UAlbany is a fairly large school located in Albany, New York that handed out 15 masters’s school librarian/school library media specialist 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 New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UAlbany are $25,225.

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#4

St. John Fisher College

Rochester, New York

#5 in overall quality

$17,820 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, St. John Fisher College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Rochester, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified masters’s school librarian/school library media specialist students in 2019-2020.

Fisher 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 New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fisher are $17,820, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

#1 in overall quality

$41,714 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the #5 spot on the list. Syracuse University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse also took the #1 spot in our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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