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2023 Best Value Library & Information Science Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$38,208 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,275 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Library & Information Science 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.

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 Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the New England Region 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Library & Information Science Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Library & Information Science Colleges.

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Library & Information Science

#1

Simmons University

Boston, MA
$43,062 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Simmons University the best value school in the New England Region for library and information science students. Simmons is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Simmons undergraduate students pay an average of $43,062 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at Simmons University

$33,354 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Rhode Island is a great value for library and information science students. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at URI are $33,354 a year.

Full Library & Information Science at University of Rhode Island Report

Best Library & Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best library and information science colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 273
Connecticut 22
Maine 25
Rhode Island 46
Vermont 0

Library & Information Science is one of 2 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

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