2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $48-$75k) in Pennsylvania

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across Pennsylvania, there were 257 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 250 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 for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $48-$75k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$13,862 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clarion University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k. Clarion University is a small public school situated in Clarion, Pennsylvania. It awarded 164 masters’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clarion University of Pennsylvania are $13,862, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$37,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 60 masters’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $48-$75k)

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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