2023 Best Value Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $0-$30k) in the New England 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 Library and Information Science Schools in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 5,696 people earned their degree in library and information science, making the major the 134th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 219 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in library and information science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great library and information science 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 library and information science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The library and information science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

1

University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

#2 in overall quality

$12,175 Average Net Price

$44,926 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Rhode Island is a public institution located in Kingston, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 46 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at URI, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Rhode Island is $12,175 for New England Region Library and Information Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 85%.

Full University of Rhode Island Library & Information Science Report

2

Simmons University
Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$21,080 Average Net Price

$55,531 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Simmons University landed the #2 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s library and information science degrees to 124 students in 2020-2021.

Simmons not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $21,080 for New England Region Library and Information Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Simmons University.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Library & Information Science at Simmons University

• Best Value Colleges for Library & Information 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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