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

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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 Kentucky, there were 36 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 36 school librarian/school library media specialist graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,847 and $34,311 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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 school librarian/school library media specialist program at the school. 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 Kentucky For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist in Kentucky (With Aid)

#1

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$14,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid list. Murray State University is a public institution located in Murray, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Murray State 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 Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Murray State are $14,400, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$14,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid list. Eastern is a fairly large public school situated in Richmond, Kentucky. It awarded 20 masters’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern also took the #2 spot in our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern are $14,500, 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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