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2022 Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making Over $110k

6 Ranked Colleges
420 Degrees Awarded
$29,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master's in New York For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making Over $110k” 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 New York, there were 469 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,643 and $41,983 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 420 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in library science. 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income Over $110k) in New York

#1

Queens College

Queens, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queens College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making Over $110k list. QC is a fairly large public school situated in Queens, New York. It awarded 117 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree library science students whose families make more than $110k list, QC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Queens College are $21,042.

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#2

LIU Post

Brookville, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LIU Post. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making Over $110k list. LIU Post is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brookville, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 58 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

LIU Post did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at LIU Post are $23,479.

Full LIU Post Library Science Report

#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 40 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree library science students whose families make more than $110k list, University at Buffalo has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Library Science at University at Buffalo

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St John’s University - New York. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making Over $110k list. St John’s University - New York is a large school located in Queens, New York that handed out 30 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

STJ also made our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at STJ are $30,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full STJ Library Science Report

#5

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Syracuse, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 130 diplomas to qualified masters’s library science students in 2019-2020.

Syracuse not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Library Science at Syracuse

#6

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, New York
#1 in overall quality

Pratt Institute - Main landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Brooklyn, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s library science degrees to 45 students in 2019-2020.

Pratt Institute also took the #1 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pratt Institute are $35,226, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Pratt Institute 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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