2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

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 the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Library Science is the 35th most popular major in the country with 5,894 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, library science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,658 and had an average of $36,277 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 366 library 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 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 $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in library science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great library science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the library 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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The library science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

#2 in overall quality

$29,082 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Rhode Island is a public institution located in Kingston, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 33 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

URI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Library 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 URI are $29,082.

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#2

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$21,698 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Simmons University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 272 degrees to qualified masters’s library science students in 2019-2020.

Simmons not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Library 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 Simmons are $21,698.

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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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