2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in Georgia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Georgia” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across Georgia, there were 87 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 87 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,988 and $43,995 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality library and information science programs that also have a lower cost than 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.

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 for a Master’s in Georgia”.

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Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Georgia

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in Georgia

#1

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$18,682 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Valdosta State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Valdosta State University is a public institution located in Valdosta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 87 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at VSU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Valdosta State University are $18,682, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Library & Information Science at Valdosta State University

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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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