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

1 Ranked Colleges
82 Degrees Awarded
$21,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master's in Florida For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Florida, there were 82 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,267 and $35,625 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 82 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,589 and $45,697 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.

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. 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 Florida For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid.

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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 82 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa also made our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126.

Read more about Library & Information Science at USF Tampa

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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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