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2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

10 Ranked Colleges
959 Degrees Awarded
$29,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,044 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,438 and $40,040 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 959 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the library science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree library science students with aid.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Queens College

Queens, New York
#6 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 the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Queens, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 117 diplomas to qualified masters’s library science students in 2019-2020.

QC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at QC are $21,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s library science degrees to 86 students in 2019-2020.

UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885.

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#3

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #3 spot on the list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 167 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132.

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#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this large public school awarded 40 degrees to qualified masters’s library science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University at Buffalo, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” 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.

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#5

Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion, Pennsylvania
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarion University of Pennsylvania landed the #5 spot on the list. Clarion University is a small school located in Clarion, Pennsylvania that handed out 164 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clarion University, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clarion University of Pennsylvania are $13,862, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

LIU Post

Brookville, New York
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, LIU Post did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. LIU Post is located in Brookville, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 58 masters’s library science degrees to qualified students.

LIU Post did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” 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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#10 in overall quality

St John’s University - New York came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Queens, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 30 degrees to qualified masters’s library science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at STJ, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at St John’s University - New York are $30,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Drexel University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Drexel is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 60 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Syracuse University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid 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 #7 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, New York
#2 in overall quality

Pratt Institute - Main landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 45 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

Pratt Institute also took the #2 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” 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%.

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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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