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2023 Best Value Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$26,205 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,992 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Library Science Graduate Certificate School for You

Library Science is the #34 most popular major in the country with 6,538 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

2023 Best Value Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Library Science Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Library Science

#1

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

Our analysis found LIU Post to be the best value school for library science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at LIU Post are $23,044 per year.

Full Library Science at LIU Post Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Clarion University of Pennsylvania is a great value for library science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Clarion University are $13,862 a year.

Read full report on Library Science at Clarion University of Pennsylvania

#3

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, NY

Out of the 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pratt Institute - Main landed the # 3 spot on the list. Pratt Institute is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Pratt Institute are $36,396 a year.

Read full report on Library Science at Pratt Institute - Main

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St John’s University - New York. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Queens.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at STJ are $31,516 a year.

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Best Library Science Colleges by State

Explore the best library science colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 194
Pennsylvania 269
New York 481
Maryland 104
District of Columbia 36

Library Science Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Library & Information Science 5,950
Library & Archives Assisting 467
Other Library & Archives Assisting 121

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 John Cummings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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