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2023 Best Value Library Science Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$7,569 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,770 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Library Science School for You

In 2020-2021, 377 degrees and certificates were awarded to library science students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Library Science Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in North Carolina 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.

2023 Best Value Library Science Schools in North Carolina

Check out the library science programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Library Science

Our analysis found Appalachian State University to be the best value school for library science students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the distant town of Boone.

Appalachian State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Library Science at Appalachian State University Report

#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Library Science Schools in North Carolina list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ECU are $7,297 per year.

Full Library Science at East Carolina University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great value for library science students. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Chapel Hill are $9,028 a year.

UNC Chapel Hill did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Library Science Schools in North Carolina list.

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The excellent programs at University of North Carolina at Greensboro helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best library science schools in North Carolina. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.

UNC Greensboro undergraduate students pay an average of $7,468 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Library Science at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina Central University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Library Science Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Durham, North Carolina Central University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Carolina Central University are $6,644 per year.

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Best Value Library Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Library Science Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 89
Florida 98
Virginia 51
Tennessee 140
Georgia 120
South Carolina 121
Louisiana 102
West Virginia 9
Kentucky 127
Arkansas 26
Alabama 80

Library Science Majors to Study

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

Majors Similar to Library Science

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 5 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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