2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 5,191 people earned their degree in library and information science, making the major the 141st most popular in the United States.

Across New Jersey, there were 184 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,871 and $95,555 respectively.

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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the library and information science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in New Jersey (With Aid)

#1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$32,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid list. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s library and information science degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Library & Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132.

Read more about Library & Information Science at Rutgers New Brunswick

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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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