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2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k

1 Ranked Colleges
17 Degrees Awarded
$32,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 New Jersey, there were 184 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,200 and $41,000 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,871 and $95,555 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great library science programs and cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey doctor’s degree library science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income $48-$75k) in New Jersey

#1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and it awarded 17 doctorate’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Library Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, 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%.

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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