2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information 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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Library & Information Science is the 141st most popular major in the country with 5,191 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 995 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 933 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in library and information science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent library and information 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 library and information 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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Best Value Library and Information Science 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 Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.
Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queens College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Queens College is a fairly large public school situated in Queens, New York. It awarded 117 masters’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.
QC also made our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at QC are $21,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in College Park, Maryland, and it awarded 86 masters’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.
UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Rutgers New Brunswick is a large public school situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 167 masters’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.
Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Library & Information Science 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 Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 130 masters’s library and information science degrees to qualified students.
Syracuse also took the #6 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science 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 University are $41,714.
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Library and Information Science 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 #5 spot on the list. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 40 masters’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.
University at Buffalo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Clarion University of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Clarion University of Pennsylvania is located in Clarion, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 164 masters’s library and information science degrees to qualified students.
Clarion University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clarion University of Pennsylvania are $13,862, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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St John’s University - New York ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. St John’s University - New York is a large school located in Queens, New York that handed out 30 masters’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at STJ, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at STJ are $30,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Drexel University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s library and information science degrees to 60 students in 2019-2020.
Drexel also took the #4 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
LIU Post ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Brookville, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s library and information science degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.
LIU Post also took the #7 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at LIU Post are $23,479, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #10, Pratt Institute - Main did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 41 masters’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.
Pratt Institute also took the #2 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science 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 Pratt Institute are $35,226.
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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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