2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist is the 741st most popular major in the country with 330 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 102 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 101 school librarian/school library media specialist graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in school librarian/school library media specialist. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great school librarian/school library media specialist programs and cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree school librarian/school library media specialist students with aid.
Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Queens College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Queens, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s school librarian/school library media specialist students in 2019-2020.
QC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at QC are $21,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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 #2 for the Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 masters’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree school librarian/school library media specialist students with aid list, University at Buffalo has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist 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 at Buffalo are $26,028.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Albany, New York 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 15 students in 2019-2020.
UAlbany also made our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University at Albany are $25,225.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Vincent College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s school librarian/school library media specialist students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Saint Vincent, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist 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 Saint Vincent College are $14,310.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend McDaniel College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Westminster, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.
McDaniel also took the #5 spot in our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at McDaniel College are $9,568, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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St. John Fisher College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. St. John Fisher College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fisher, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fisher are $17,820, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Syracuse University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees to qualified students.
Syracuse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist 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 Syracuse are $41,714.
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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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- *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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