2023 Best Value Library & Information Science Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Library & Information Science Master's Degree 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.
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 in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the library science master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Library & Information Science Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Appalachian State University the best value school in the Southeast Region for library and information science students working on their master’s degree. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the town of Boone.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Appalachian State are $23,017 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Appalachian State also did well on our Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
The excellent master’s degree programs at East Carolina University 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 . ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ECU are $20,743 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value library and information science schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,858 per year.
UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Western Kentucky University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value library and information science schools in the Southeast Region . WKU is a large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WKU are $18,340 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USF Tampa are $21,126 a year.
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Valdosta State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree library and information science programs. Located in the city of Valdosta, VSU is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at VSU are $18,682 a year.
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro 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. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Greensboro are $21,983 per year.
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North Carolina Central University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree library and information science programs. Located in the city of Durham, North Carolina Central University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Carolina Central University are $20,595 per year.
Full Library & Information Science at North Carolina Central University Report
University of South Carolina - Columbia 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. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UofSC are $30,160 a year.
UofSC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
With a ranking of #10, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville 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 medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.
UT Knoxville graduate students pay an average of $31,798 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Knoxville also did well on our Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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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 13 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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