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

6 Ranked Colleges
420 Degrees Awarded
$29,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master's in New York For Those Making $30-$48k

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 New York For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 New York, there were 469 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,643 and $41,983 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 420 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the library science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york master’s degree library science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income $30-$48k) in New York

#1

Queens College

Queens, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Queens College landed the #1 spot on the list. Queens, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s library science degrees to 117 students in 2019-2020.

QC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at QC are $21,042.

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#2

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 130 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #3 spot on the list. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 40 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

LIU Post

Brookville, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, LIU Post landed the #4 spot on the list. LIU Post is a fairly large school located in Brookville, New York that handed out 58 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

LIU Post not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at LIU Post are $23,479.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St John’s University - New York. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k. STJ is a large school located in Queens, New York that handed out 30 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

STJ also took the #0 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at St John’s University - New York are $30,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Library Science at STJ

#6

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, New York
#1 in overall quality

Pratt Institute - Main ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 45 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree library science students whose families make $30-$48k list, Pratt Institute has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pratt Institute are $35,226.

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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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