2023 Best Value Library Science Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Library Science School for You
Library Science is the #34 most popular major in the country with 6,538 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Value Library Science Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Library Science School
Our analysis found Simmons University to be the best value school for library science students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Simmons is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Simmons are $43,062 a year.
Request InformationBest Library Science Colleges by State
Explore the best library science colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Maine | 29 |
Rhode Island | 46 |
Massachusetts | 273 |
Connecticut | 22 |
Vermont | 0 |
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Majors Related to Library Science
Library Science Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Library & Information Science | 5,950 |
Library & Archives Assisting | 467 |
Other Library & Archives Assisting | 121 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Education | 327,871 |
Social Sciences | 205,984 |
Psychology | 195,678 |
Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
Notes and References
*These values are for the top school 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.