2023 Best Value Library Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Library Science 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. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Library Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Library Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Library Science Colleges.
Top 10 Best Library Science Schools
Our analysis found LIU Post to be the best value school for library science students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LIU Post are $39,290 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clarion University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Library Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clarion University are $16,052 per year.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Queens College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Queens, QC is a public college with a large student population.
QC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,488 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the # 4 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rutgers New Brunswick are $33,005 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Library Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMCP are $38,638 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UMCP is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Library Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Pratt Institute - Main ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Library Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pratt Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pratt Institute are $55,590 a year.
St John’s University - New York came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Library Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. STJ is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Queens.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at STJ are $45,562 per year.
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Syracuse University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Library Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Syracuse are $57,591 per year.
University at Buffalo ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Library Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University at Buffalo are $28,702 per year.
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Drexel University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Library Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Drexel are $57,136 a year.
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 York | 481 |
| Pennsylvania | 260 |
| Maryland | 104 |
| New Jersey | 194 |
| District of Columbia | 36 |
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Majors Related to Library Science
Library Science Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Library & Information Science | 5,809 |
| Other Library & Archives Assisting | 120 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 averages are for the top 10 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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