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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Georgia For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Georgia, there were 87 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,900 and $28,875 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 87 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,988 and $43,995 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia master’s degree library science students with aid.

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

#1

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$18,682 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$37,568 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Valdosta State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Valdosta State University is a public institution located in Valdosta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 87 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at VSU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at VSU are $18,682, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at VSU

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (With Aid)

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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