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2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k

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 $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

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 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.

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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts master’s degree library and information science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $30-$48k) 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 $30-$48k list. Simmons University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 155 masters’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Simmons, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Simmons University are $21,698.

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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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