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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Library & Information Science is the 134th most popular major in the country with 5,696 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 269 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in library and information science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent library and information science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the library and information science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k.
Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarion University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Clarion, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 163 ’s library and information science degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clarion University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Clarion University of Pennsylvania is $15,501 for pennsylvania library and information science students whose families make $0-$30k.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 54 degrees to qualified ’s library and information science students in 2020-2021.
Drexel also took the #1 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Drexel is $24,508 for pennsylvania library and information science students whose families make $0-$30k.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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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%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *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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