2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region
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 Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” 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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,044 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,438 and $40,040 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 959 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered 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.
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 the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree library science students.
Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarion University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Clarion, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s library science degrees to 164 students in 2019-2020.
Clarion University also made our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clarion University are $13,862.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Queens College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. QC is a fairly large school located in Queens, New York that handed out 117 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.
QC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Queens College are $21,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LIU Post. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. LIU Post is a fairly large school located in Brookville, New York that handed out 58 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.
LIU Post also took the #4 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at LIU Post are $23,479, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMCP is a large public school situated in College Park, Maryland. It awarded 86 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.
UMCP also took the #1 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. University at Buffalo is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 40 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
University at Buffalo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #6, Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s library science degrees to 167 students in 2019-2020.
Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132.
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Pratt Institute - Main landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Pratt Institute is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Brooklyn, New York. It awarded 45 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pratt Institute, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pratt Institute - Main are $35,226, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
St John’s University - New York ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. STJ is located in Queens, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 masters’s library science degrees to qualified students.
STJ not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at St John’s University - New York are $30,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Drexel University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Drexel University is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 60 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.
Drexel also took the #5 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Syracuse University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This large school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 130 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.
Syracuse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714, 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%.
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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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