2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Alabama, there were 92 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 92 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,487 and $41,507 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in Alabama (With Aid)

#1

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Alabama is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 92 masters’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.

UA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Library & Information Science at The University of Alabama

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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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