2023 Best Value Library & Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in New York
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Library & Information Science Graduate Certificate School for You
Library & Information Science is the #114 most popular major in New York with 454 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Library & Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in New York to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for library science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Library & Information Science
Our 2023 rankings named LIU Post the best value school in New York for library and information science students working on their graduate certificate. LIU Post is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Brookville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at LIU Post are $23,044 a year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at St John’s University - New York helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value library and information science schools in New York. Located in the large city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
STJ graduate students pay an average of $31,516 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest Value Library & Information Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Library & Information Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 269 |
| Maryland | 103 |
| New Jersey | 194 |
| District of Columbia | 36 |
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Library & Information Science Related Majors for Library Science
One of 2 majors within the area of study, library and information science has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Library Science
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Library & Archives Assisting | 467 |
| Other Library & Archives Assisting | 121 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Diliff.
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