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2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
334 Degrees Awarded
$23,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master's in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Library Science is the 35th most popular major in the country with 5,894 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, library science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,658 and had an average of $36,277 in loans still to pay off.

Across North Carolina, there were 363 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,600 and $37,329 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 334 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in library science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent library 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 science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina master’s degree library science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income $0-$30k) in North Carolina

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 54 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our north carolina master’s degree library science students whose families make $0-$30k list, UNC Chapel Hill has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248.

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#2

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k list. Boone, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s library science degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

Appalachian State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Appalachian State are $21,439, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #3 spot on the list. UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 135 masters’s library science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our north carolina master’s degree library science students whose families make $0-$30k list, UNC Greensboro has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Greensboro are $21,918, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k list. Greenville, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s library science degrees to 83 students in 2019-2020.

ECU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Carolina University are $20,685, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

North Carolina Central University

Durham, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina Central University landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 38 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

North Carolina Central University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina Central University are $20,595, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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