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2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 New York For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 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.

This year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in library science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality library science programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income $75-$110k) in New York

#1

Queens College

Queens, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Queens College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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.

Full Queens College Library Science Report

#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 40 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University at Buffalo, the school also landed the #5 spot 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 University at Buffalo are $26,028.

Full University at Buffalo Library Science Report

#3

LIU Post

Brookville, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LIU Post. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Brookville, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 58 degrees to qualified masters’s library science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree library science students whose families make $75-$110k list, LIU Post has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at LIU Post are $23,479, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full LIU Post Library Science Report

#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Syracuse, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 130 diplomas to qualified masters’s library science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree library science students whose families make $75-$110k list, Syracuse has also earned the #4 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 Syracuse are $41,714.

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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 $75-$110k. This large school is located in Queens, New York, and it awarded 30 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at STJ, the school also landed the #0 spot 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 St John’s University - New York are $30,666.

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 $75-$110k list. Pratt Institute is located in Brooklyn, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 masters’s library science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree library science students whose families make $75-$110k list, Pratt Institute has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pratt Institute - Main are $35,226, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Pratt Institute - Main Library Science Report

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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