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

6 Ranked Colleges
394 Degrees Awarded
$29,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master's in New York For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Library & Information Science is the 124th most popular major in the country with 5,403 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, library and information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,496 and had an average of $36,654 in loans still to pay off.

Across New York, there were 440 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,643 and $41,983 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 394 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in library and information science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality library and information science programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $30-$48k) in New York

#1

Queens College

Queens, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Queens College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k. QC is a public institution located in Queens, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 117 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

QC also made our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Queens College are $21,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Syracuse University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k. Syracuse University is a large school located in Syracuse, New York that handed out 130 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse also took the #3 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k list. University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 40 masters’s library science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University at Buffalo, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University at Buffalo Library & Information Science Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St John’s University - New York. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Queens, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 30 degrees to qualified masters’s library science students in 2019-2020.

STJ not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at St John’s University - New York are $30,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at STJ

#5

LIU Post

Brookville, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LIU Post. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k list. LIU Post is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brookville, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 36 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree library science students whose families make $30-$48k list, LIU Post has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at LIU Post are $23,479, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full LIU Post Library & Information Science Report

#6

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, New York

Pratt Institute - Main did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Brooklyn, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s library science degrees to 41 students in 2019-2020.

Pratt Institute not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pratt Institute - Main are $35,226.

Full Pratt Institute Library & Information Science Report

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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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