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

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 the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 5,894 people earned their degree in library science, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States. 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 New England region, there were 366 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,833 and $33,434 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 318 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

#2 in overall quality

$29,082 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 33 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

URI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082.

Read more about Library Science at URI

#2

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$21,698 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Simmons University landed the #2 spot on the list. Simmons University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 272 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

Simmons also made our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Simmons University are $21,698, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Library Science at Simmons

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (With Aid)

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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