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by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Library & Information Science is the 121st most popular major in the country with 6,318 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , library & information science graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $43,949 and had an average of $35,367 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,033 library & information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,868 and $39,969 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 990 library & information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,038 and $47,245 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in library & information science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their library & information science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree library science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pratt Institute - Main. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Brooklyn, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified masters’s library science students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. CUA is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 31 masters’s library science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Queens College landed the #4 spot on the list. Queens College is a fairly large public school situated in Queens, New York. It awarded 101 masters’s library science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Syracuse University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Syracuse University is a large school located in Syracuse, New York that handed out 95 masters’s library science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school handed out 196 degrees to qualified masters’s library science students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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LIU Post did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. LIU Post is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brookville, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 40 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, St John’s University - New York did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. St John’s University - New York is located in Queens, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 52 masters’s library science degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s library science degrees to 105 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #10, Drexel University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s library science degrees to 58 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University at Buffalo came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 76 masters’s library science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #12, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 11 masters’s library science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #13. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 65 masters’s library science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University at Albany landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Albany, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s library science degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #14. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s library science degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 99%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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