50 Best colleges for Library and Information science in Massachusetts

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Massachusetts ranked based on their research performance in Library and Information science. A graph of 1.38M citations received by 45.9K academic papers made by 50 universities in Massachusetts was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Harvard University

Cambridge

For Library and Information science

#3 in the United States

#3 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

For Library and Information science

#4 in the United States

#4 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

3. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Library and Information science

#41 in the United States

#44 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

4. Boston University

Boston

For Library and Information science

#66 in the United States

#73 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,551

5. Tufts University

Medford

For Library and Information science

#82 in the United States

#91 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,333

6. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Library and Information science

#99 in the United States

#109 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,668

7. Boston College

Boston

For Library and Information science

#113 in the United States

#129 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,590

8. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Worcester

For Library and Information science

#137 in the United States

#156 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,394
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1962

9. Northeastern University

Boston

For Library and Information science

#147 in the United States

#168 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $34,770

10. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Library and Information science

#185 in the United States

#208 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 92%

11. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Library and Information science

#203 in the United States

#226 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

12. Simmons University

Boston

For Library and Information science

#231 in the United States

#255 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $29,575

13. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Library and Information science

#236 in the United States

#260 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $21,501

14. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Library and Information science

#258 in the United States

#282 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Net Price: $47,799
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $28,005

15. Clark University

Worcester

For Library and Information science

#268 in the United States

#293 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $32,767

16. Amherst College

Amherst

For Library and Information science

#274 in the United States

#299 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $17,965

17. Smith College

Northampton

For Library and Information science

#287 in the United States

#314 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1474
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,823

18. Suffolk University

Boston

For Library and Information science

#310 in the United States

#340 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $33,089

19. Williams College

Williamstown

For Library and Information science

#321 in the United States

#351 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $16,988

20. Bentley University

Waltham

For Library and Information science

#374 in the United States

#409 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $43,858

21. Babson College

Wellesley

For Library and Information science

#395 in the United States

#431 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $30,220

22. Hebrew College

Newton Centre

For Library and Information science

#413 in the United States

#452 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 177
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1921

23. Dean College

Franklin

For Library and Information science

#417 in the United States

#456 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $31,472
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,467

24. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Library and Information science

#419 in the United States

#458 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $35,782

25. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Library and Information science

#424 in the United States

#463 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 99%

26. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

For Library and Information science

#431 in the United States

#470 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $35,455

27. Hampshire College

Amherst

For Library and Information science

#448 in the United States

#487 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Net Price: $27,556
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $43,944

28. Emmanuel College

Boston

For Library and Information science

#468 in the United States

#508 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $33,214

29. MCPHS University

Boston

For Library and Information science

#471 in the United States

#511 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $37,182

30. Newbury College

Brookline

For Library and Information science

#477 in the United States

#517 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,613
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,393

31. Fisher College

Boston

For Library and Information science

#500 in the United States

#542 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $27,827
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $24,917

32. Emerson College

Boston

For Library and Information science

#577 in the United States

#623 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $50,703

33. Worcester State University

Worcester

For Library and Information science

#585 in the United States

#632 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1144
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $7,332

34. Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater

For Library and Information science

#594 in the United States

#641 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 94%

35. Western New England University

Springfield

For Library and Information science

#620 in the United States

#668 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $31,548

36. Salem State University

Salem

For Library and Information science

#696 in the United States

#749 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1075
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $8,241

37. Stonehill College

Easton

For Library and Information science

#738 in the United States

#796 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $31,134
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $37,353

38. MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston

For Library and Information science

#742 in the United States

#800 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,484
Male:Female: 16:84
Founded: 1977

39. Curry College

Milton

For Library and Information science

#775 in the United States

#835 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1130
Net Price: $30,367
Receiving Aid: 100%

40. Wheaton College - Massachusetts

Norton

For Library and Information science

#781 in the United States

#841 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $31,638

41. Gordon College

Wenham

For Library and Information science

#792 in the United States

#852 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1269
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $25,250

42. Merrimack College

North Andover

For Library and Information science

#829 in the United States

#891 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $38,849
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,235

43. Framingham State University

Framingham

For Library and Information science

#844 in the United States

#906 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1163
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $9,184

44. Springfield College

Springfield

For Library and Information science

#853 in the United States

#917 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1165
Net Price: $29,198
Receiving Aid: 100%

45. Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg

For Library and Information science

#880 in the United States

#945 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

46. Lesley University

Cambridge

For Library and Information science

#882 in the United States

#947 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $33,111
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $16,476

47. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

South Hamilton

For Library and Information science

#888 in the United States

#953 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 1,373
Male:Female: 62:38

48. Westfield State University

Westfield

For Library and Information science

#929 in the United States

#994 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $8,406
Enrollment: 4,555

49. College of Our Lady of the Elms

Chicopee

For Library and Information science

#944 in the United States

#1009 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1235
Net Price: $22,311
Receiving Aid: 100%

50. American International College

Springfield

For Library and Information science

#947 in the United States

#1012 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Net Price: $21,454
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $34,009

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Library and Information science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Rhode Island	7	92
Connecticut	17	11
New Hampshire	9	91
Vermont	5	109
New York	99	8
New Jersey	20	22
Maine	7	208
Pennsylvania	61	13
Maryland	20	18
District of Columbia	8	63
Virginia	30	38
West Virginia	3	150
Ohio	38	24
North Carolina	26	36
Michigan	24	5
South Carolina	14	83
Indiana	21	31
Kentucky	14	62
Tennessee	22	52
Wisconsin	20	10
Georgia	21	56
Illinois	44	9
Alabama	14	68
Iowa	9	48
Missouri	20	39
Florida	32	28
Minnesota	21	12
Mississippi	7	134
Arkansas	7	123
Louisiana	16	85
Kansas	8	59
South Dakota	4	335
North Dakota	2	188
Nebraska	9	98
Oklahoma	8	107
Puerto Rico	4	545
Texas	53	16
Colorado	14	55
Montana	3	168
New Mexico	5	95
Utah	6	40
Idaho	3	187
Arizona	6	30
Washington	16	6
Oregon	14	57
California	78	1
Hawaii	3	122

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Library and Information science

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