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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Pennsylvania, there were 269 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,967 and $36,488 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 250 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the library science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income $30-$48k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$13,862 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarion University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k list. Clarion University of Pennsylvania is a small school located in Clarion, Pennsylvania that handed out 164 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

Clarion University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clarion University of Pennsylvania are $13,862.

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#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

$37,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 60 degrees to qualified masters’s library science students in 2019-2020.

Drexel also took the #0 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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