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

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In 2019-2020, 5,403 people earned their degree in library and information science, making the major the 124th most popular in the United States. 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 the New England region, there were 355 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,833 and $33,434 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 318 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree library science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

#2 in overall quality

$29,082 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$43,798 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. URI is a fairly large school located in Kingston, Rhode Island that handed out 33 masters’s library science 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rhode Island are $29,082.

Read more about Library & Information Science at URI

#2

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$21,698 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$43,047 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Simmons University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Simmons is a medium-sized school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 272 masters’s library science degrees 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Simmons are $21,698, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Library & Information Science at Simmons University

• 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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