2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income $30-$48k) in Ohio

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Ohio, there were 202 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,000 and $31,028 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 200 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,649 and $41,690 respectively.

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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income $30-$48k) in Ohio

#1

Kent State University at Kent

Kent, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$21,952 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k list. Kent, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s library science degrees to 200 students in 2019-2020.

Kent State also made our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State are $21,952.

Read full report on Library Science at Kent State University at Kent

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income $30-$48k)

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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