2023 Best Value Library & Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Library & Information Science Graduate Certificate School for You
Library & Information Science is the #118 most popular major in the country with 5,950 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value Library & Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Southeast Region 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Library & Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the library science graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Library & Information Science
Our analysis found Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College to be the best value school for library and information science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Louisiana State University are $29,966 per year.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of South Carolina - Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value library and information science schools in the Southeast Region . UofSC is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofSC are $30,160 per year.
UofSC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Library & Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Best Library & Information Science Colleges by State
Explore the best library and information science schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 120 |
| Virginia | 51 |
| North Carolina | 377 |
| Florida | 98 |
| Tennessee | 140 |
| Kentucky | 127 |
| South Carolina | 121 |
| Louisiana | 102 |
| Alabama | 80 |
| Mississippi | 120 |
| West Virginia | 0 |
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Majors Related to Library Science
Library & Information Science is one of 2 different types of programs to choose from.
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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