MURFREESBORO,
Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University ranks in the top 20
nationally in the affordability of its online master’s degree in library
science, according to College Choice.
A leading authority in
data-driven college and university rankings and resources, College Choice put
MTSU’s Master of Library Science program at No. 12. The College of
Education’s MLS program is the only online program in Tennessee that made
the top 20.
“If we can maintain this
position while we pursue and earn American Library Association (ALA)
accreditation, then we will offer absolutely one of the best values for an
online graduate education in the country, let alone the state,” said Dr. Frank
Lambert, assistant professor and coordinator of MTSU’s MLS program.
Dr. Jim Huffman, chair
of the Womack Educational Leadership Department, said MTSU’s program
offers our state’s practicing education professionals another option for their
careers.
“The flexibility the
program offers by being 100 percent online, along with its affordability,
allows educators from across the state the ability to pursue a different, but
still strongly related, career path whenever they are ready to do so with
minimal disruption to their professional and personal lives,” he said.
Lambert is looking to
expand course offerings with increased emphasis in public and academic
librarianship as part of a goal of earning ALA accreditation while being
accredited still by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
(NCATE) and the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).
In its description of
MTSU, College Choice noted that the university “is committed to preparing
career-ready students through hands-on learning — and extends the reach of
their programs — like Library Science — through a robust online presence.”
For more information
about MTSU’s Master of Library Science program, visit http://www.mtsu.edu/programs/library-science-mls/.
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