2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income Over $110k) in Maryland

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making Over $110k” ranking.

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 Maryland, there were 86 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,300 and $35,175 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 86 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,477 and $45,000 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent library science programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income Over $110k) in Maryland

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in College Park, Maryland, and it awarded 86 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP also took the #1 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Library Science at UMCP

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income Over $110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income Over $110k)

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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to John Cummings.

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