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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Rhode Island For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 5,191 people earned their degree in library and information science, making the major the 141st most popular in the United States.

Across Rhode Island, there were 33 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 33 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality library and information science 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 library and information science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for rhode island 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 Rhode Island

#1

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$29,082 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Rhode Island is a fairly large school located in Kingston, Rhode Island that handed out 33 masters’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.

URI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at University of Rhode Island

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
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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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