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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Pennsylvania, there were 257 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,967 and $36,488 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The library science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Library 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 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

$41,610 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarion University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k list. Clarion, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s library science degrees to 164 students in 2019-2020.

Clarion University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clarion University are $13,862, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Clarion University Library & Information Science Report

#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$37,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$42,682 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k. Drexel University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 60 masters’s 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 University are $37,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Drexel University Library & Information Science Report

• 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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