2022 Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist is the 741st most popular major in the country with 330 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 24 school librarian/school library media specialist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 9 school librarian/school library media specialist graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in school librarian/school library media specialist. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality school librarian/school library media specialist 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 school librarian/school library media specialist 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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Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota

$12,904 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Saint Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree school librarian/school library media specialist students whose families make $0-$30k list, St. Cloud State University has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Cloud State University are $12,904, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Minnesota State University - Mankato

Mankato, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$8,788 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Minnesota State Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Minnesota State Mankato, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Mankato are $8,788.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist (Income $0-$30k)

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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