2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist (Income $0-$30k) in Minnesota

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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 Minnesota, there were 20 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 $55,396 and $40,953 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the school librarian/school library media specialist 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 School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota 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 Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k.

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

#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 Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k list. Saint Cloud State University is a public institution located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Cloud State University also made our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint 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 Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s school librarian/school library media specialist students in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato also took the #1 spot in our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Mankato are $8,788, 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%.

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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