2023 Best Value Colleges for Other Library Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 Other Library Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 121 people earned their degree in other library science, making the major the 959th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 28 other library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Library Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in other library science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other library science 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 other library science 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Other Library Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Other Library Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region other library science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Other Library Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

1

LIU Post
Brookville, New York

#1 in overall quality

$27,466 Average Net Price

$53,354 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LIU Post. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Other Library Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. LIU Post is a fairly large school located in Brookville, New York that handed out 20 ’s other library science degrees in 2020-2021.

LIU Post also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Library Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend LIU Post is $27,466 for Middle Atlantic Region Other Library Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full LIU Post Other Library Science Report

2

Pratt Institute - Main
Brooklyn, New York

#2 in overall quality

$40,041 Average Net Price

$39,726 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Library Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pratt Institute - Main landed the #2 spot on the list. Pratt Institute is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Pratt Institute also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Library Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Pratt Institute is $40,041 for middle atlantic region other library science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Other Library Science at Pratt Institute - Main

• Best Value Colleges for Other Library Science (Income $0-$30k)

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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