2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Library Science for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
255
Degrees Awarded
$43,020
Avg Salary
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Library Science for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Library Science is the 35th most popular major in the country with 6,538 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, library science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,990 and had an average of $24,604 in loans still to pay off.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 284 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,202 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great library science programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the library science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Library Science for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania master’s degree vets studying library science.
Top 1 Best Library Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarion University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Library Science for a Master’s list. Clarion University of Pennsylvania is located in Clarion, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 159 masters’s library science degrees to qualified students.
Clarion University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list.Of the 4,465 students enrolled at Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 129 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 58 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,077. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Clarion University of Pennsylvania]](/colleges/clarion-university-of-pennsylvania/student-life/veterans/)
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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