2023 Best Value Library & Information Science Master's Degree Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Library & Information Science Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 5,950 people earned a degree or certificate in library and information science, making the major the #118 most popular in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.
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 Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in the United States to see which master's degree 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Library & Information Science Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Sam Houston State University the best value school in the United States for library and information science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SHSU are $16,009 per year.
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Out of the 48 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CU Anschutz are $24,342 a year.
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Out of the 48 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at San Jose State are $18,790 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, San Jose State also did well on our Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - Commerce is a great value for library and information science students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Commerce.
Texas A&M Commerce graduate students pay an average of $14,682 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarion University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the remote town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public school with a small student population.
Clarion University graduate students pay an average of $13,862 in tuition and fees each year.
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Texas Woman’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for library and information science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. TWU is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.
TWU graduate students pay an average of $15,048 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, LIU Post did quite well on this year’s best value schools for library and information science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at LIU Post are $23,044 per year.
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Northeastern State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools ranking. NSU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Tahlequah.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NSU are $10,911 a year.
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Queens College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for library and information science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Queens, QC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
QC graduate students pay an average of $21,042 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of North Texas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree library and information science programs. UNT is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNT are $15,600 a year.
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Majors Related to Library Science
Library & Information Science is one of 2 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Library Science
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| Library & Archives Assisting | 467 |
| Other Library & Archives Assisting | 121 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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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