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2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k

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 $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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.

This year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in library science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality library science programs that also have a lower cost than 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 science program at the school. 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 $30-$48k

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income $30-$48k) in North Carolina

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k. UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 54 masters’s library science degrees to qualified students.

UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248.

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#2

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Appalachian State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k. Appalachian State University is a large public school situated in Boone, North Carolina. It awarded 24 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Appalachian State, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 135 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Library Science at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#2 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #4 spot on the 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 also took the #2 spot 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 East Carolina University are $20,685.

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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 $30-$48k 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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