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2023 Most Popular Online Library & Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools

3 Colleges
$25,986 Avg Salary
$30,125 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 5,950 people earned a degree or certificate in library and information science, making the major the #118 most popular in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Library & Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the United States to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online library science bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at University of Southern Mississippi helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best library and information science schools in the United States. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school located in the city of Hattiesburg.

About 87% of the students majoring in library science at the school are women while 13% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, library science graduates from Southern Miss carry an average student debtload of $24,541.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maine at Augusta is a great place for library and information science students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Augusta, UMA is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 92% of the library science majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that library science majors at UMA take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $27,449.

Full Library & Information Science at University of Maine at Augusta Report

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Southeast
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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Library & Information Science is one of 2 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Library & Archives Assisting 467
Other Library & Archives Assisting 121

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 Diliff.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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