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2023 Most Popular Online Library & Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools

11 Colleges
$52,992 Avg Salary
$22,165 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Library & Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Library & Information Science Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Southern Mississippi to be the most popular school for library and information science students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a great place for library and information science students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Memphis is a great place for library and information science students working on their online graduate certificate. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at St John’s University - New York helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best library and information science schools in the United States. STJ is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Queens.

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Out of the 11 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras landed the # 5 spot on the list. UPR Rio Piedras is a large public school located in the large city of San Juan.

Women make up 67% of the library science majors at the school.

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Northeastern State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate library and information science programs. NSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Tahlequah.

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University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for library and information science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

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#6

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Library & Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate library and information science programs. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for library and information science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
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 11 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.

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