2023 Best Value Library & Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Library & Information Science Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 121 degrees and certificates were awarded to library and information science students who went to a South Carolina college or university. This makes it the #82 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Library & Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking.

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.

Check out the library science graduate certificate programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Library & Information Science Graduate Certificate School

#1

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, SC

2 Graduate Certificates

#3 in Quality in South Carolina

$14,134 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of South Carolina - Columbia to be the best value school for library and information science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in South Carolina. UofSC is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

UofSC graduate students pay an average of $14,134 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UofSC is ranked #3 for overall quality for library science in South Carolina.

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Majors Related to Library Science

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Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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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