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2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k

1 Ranked Colleges
155 Degrees Awarded
$21,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Library & Information Science is the 141st most popular major in the country with 5,191 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Massachusetts, there were 155 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 155 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great library and information science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the library and information science 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts master’s degree library and information science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $0-$30k) in Massachusetts

#1

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Simmons University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 155 masters’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our massachusetts master’s degree library and information science students whose families make $0-$30k list, Simmons has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Simmons are $21,698, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Library & Information Science at Simmons 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.

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