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2023 Best Value Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$21,546 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,992 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Library Science Graduate Certificate School for You

Library Science is the #23 most popular major in the country with 5,929 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking.

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.

Check out the library science graduate certificate programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Library Science Graduate Certificate School

#1

Simmons University

Boston, MA

Our analysis found Simmons University to be the best value school for library science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Simmons is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Simmons are $21,546 a year.

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Best Library Science Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 273
Rhode Island 46
Connecticut 20

Library Science Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Library & Information Science 5,809
Other Library & Archives Assisting 120

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
History 4,391

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.

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