2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science in the New England Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 5,894 people earned their degree in library science, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States. 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 New England region, there were 366 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,833 and $33,434 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 318 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 2 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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The library science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region”.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science in the New England Region

#1

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$21,698 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Simmons University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 272 degrees to qualified masters’s library science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Simmons, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Simmons University are $21,698, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Library Science at Simmons University

#2

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

#2 in overall quality

$29,082 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 33 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

URI also made our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rhode Island are $29,082, 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%.

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to John Cummings.

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