2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $30-$48k) in Pennsylvania

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 5,403 people earned their degree in library and information science, making the major the 124th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, library and information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,496 and had an average of $36,654 in loans still to pay off.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 257 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,967 and $36,488 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 250 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in library and information science. 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.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania master’s degree library science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $30-$48k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$13,862 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$41,610 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarion University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. Clarion University of Pennsylvania is a small public school situated in Clarion, Pennsylvania. It awarded 164 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

Clarion University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clarion University of Pennsylvania are $13,862, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$37,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$42,682 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 60 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drexel, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $30-$48k)

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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