2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the New England region, there were 226 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 201 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in library and information science. 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the library and information science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree library and information science students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

#2 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 the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Rhode Island is a public institution located in Kingston, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 33 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

URI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Library & Information Science at URI

#2

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$21,698 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Simmons University landed the #2 spot on the list. Simmons 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.

Simmons also took the #1 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Simmons University are $21,698, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at Simmons University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (With Aid)

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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