2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

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Library & Information Science is the 141st most popular major in the country with 5,191 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 226 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 201 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

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 library and information science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in the New England Region

#1

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$21,698 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Simmons University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 155 diplomas to qualified masters’s library and information science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Simmons, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Simmons University are $21,698, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

#2 in overall quality

$29,082 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, this fairly large public school awarded 33 diplomas to qualified masters’s library and information science students in 2019-2020.

URI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082.

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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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