2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

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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 Massachusetts, there were 284 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,400 and $45,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 272 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great library science programs and 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 Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science in Massachusetts (With Aid)

#1

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$21,698 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Simmons University landed the #1 spot on the list. Simmons University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 272 masters’s library science degrees to qualified students.

Simmons not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Simmons are $21,698.

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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%.

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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