2023 Best Value Library & Information Science Schools in Pennsylvania
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Library & Information Science School for You
Library & Information Science is the #48 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 260 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 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Library & Information Science Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Pennsylvania 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. 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 Schools in Pennsylvania
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for library science majors pursuing a .
Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality in Library & Information Science
Our analysis found Clarion University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for library and information science students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the remote town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Clarion University are $11,173 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Library & Information Science Schools in Pennsylvania list. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Drexel undergraduate students pay an average of $57,136 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Best Value Library & Information Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Library & Information Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 454 |
| Maryland | 103 |
| New Jersey | 194 |
| District of Columbia | 36 |
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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 |
|---|---|
| Other Library & Archives Assisting | 120 |
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).
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