2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

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.

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 in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $48-$75k) in Massachusetts

#1

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$26,214 Average Net Price

$52,462 Average Early-Career Earnings

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 in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s library and information science degrees to 155 students 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 Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Simmons is $26,214 for Massachusetts Library and Information Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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• Best Value Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region
• Best Value 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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