2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $75-$110k) in Massachusetts

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Massachusetts, there were 284 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,400 and $45,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 272 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality library and information science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the library and information science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts master’s degree library science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $75-$110k) in Massachusetts

#1

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 #1 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k list. Simmons University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 272 masters’s library science degrees to qualified students.

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

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $75-$110k)

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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