2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Science Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Rhode Island, there were 33 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,600 and $30,320 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 33 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
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.
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 Rhode Island
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island.
Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in Rhode Island
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island list. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 33 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.
URI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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%.
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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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