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2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $48-$75k

1 Ranked Colleges
34 Degrees Awarded
$17,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master's in Minnesota For Those Making $48-$75k

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 Minnesota For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Minnesota, there were 44 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,800 and $40,750 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 34 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,396 and $40,953 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality library science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the library science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $48-$75k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $48-$75k

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

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

#1

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Catherine University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $48-$75k. St. Kate’s is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 34 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Kate’s, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at St Catherine University are $17,400.

Full St Catherine University Library Science Report

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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