2022 Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k” 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 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 Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in library science. 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 Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income Over $110k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$13,862 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarion University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. Clarion University of Pennsylvania is located in Clarion, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 164 masters’s library science degrees to qualified students.

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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clarion University of Pennsylvania are $13,862, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Library Science at Clarion University

#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

$37,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the #2 spot on the list. Drexel University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 60 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Library Science at Drexel

• 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.

Credits

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

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