2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 North Carolina, there were 363 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,600 and $37,329 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 334 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in library science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality library science programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Master’s in North Carolina

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science in North Carolina

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$30,248 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 54 masters’s library science degrees to qualified students.

UNC Chapel Hill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Library Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$20,685 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina list. ECU is a large school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 83 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our north carolina master’s degree library science students list, ECU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ECU are $20,685, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Library Science at East Carolina University

#3

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$21,918 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s library science degrees to 135 students in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro also made our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNC Greensboro Library Science Report

#4

North Carolina Central University

Durham, North Carolina

#4 in overall quality

$20,595 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina Central University landed the #4 spot on the list. North Carolina Central University is a public institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 38 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

North Carolina Central University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina Central University are $20,595, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Library Science at North Carolina Central University

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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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