2023 Best Value Library & Information Science Schools in Rhode Island

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Library & Information Science School for You

Library & Information Science is the #25 most popular major in Rhode Island with 46 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.

The Best Value Library & Information Science Schools in Rhode Island ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision.

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.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Library & Information Science Colleges.

Best Library & Information Science School

#1

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI

46 Degrees

#5 in Quality in Rhode Island

$15,332 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Rhode Island to be the best value school for library and information science students who want to pursue a degree in Rhode Island. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at URI are $15,332 a year.

URI also took the #5 spot in our Best Library & Information Science Schools in Rhode Island rankings.

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Majors Related to Library Science

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

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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 Diliff.

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