2023 Best Value Library & Information Science Schools in New York
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Library & Information Science School for You
Library & Information Science is the #114 most popular major in New York with 454 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Best Value Library & Information Science Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value programs for library science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
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2023 Best Value Library & Information Science Schools in New York
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for library science majors pursuing a .
Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality in Library & Information Science
Our 2023 rankings named Queens College the best value school in New York for library and information science students. QC is a large public school located in the large city of Queens.
QC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,538 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LIU Post. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Library & Information Science Schools in New York list. LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Brookville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LIU Post are $39,290 a year.
The excellent programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best library and information science schools in New York. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a fairly large student population.
University at Buffalo undergraduate students pay an average of $10,782 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
The excellent programs at Pratt Institute - Main helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best library and information science schools in New York. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Pratt Institute is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pratt Institute are $55,590 a year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means St John’s University - New York is a great value for library and information science students. Located in the large city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
STJ undergraduate students pay an average of $45,562 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Syracuse University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Library & Information Science Schools in New York ranking. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Syracuse are $57,591 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Syracuse also did well on our Best Library & Information Science Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Best Value Library & Information Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Library & Information Science Colleges 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 6 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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