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2023 Most Popular Online Library & Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region

6 Colleges
$41,694 Avg Salary
$22,165 Avg Student Debt

Library & Information Science is the #118 most popular major in the country with 5,950 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Library & Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern Mississippi the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for library and information science students. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.

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#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Out of the 6 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the # 2 spot on the list. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a great place for library and information science students pursuing an online degree. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Library & Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. 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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Out of the 6 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Library & Information Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.

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Explore the most popular online library and information science colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 120
Virginia 51
North Carolina 377
Florida 98
Tennessee 140
Kentucky 127
South Carolina 121
Louisiana 102
Alabama 80
Mississippi 120
West Virginia 0

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

Majors Similar to Library Science

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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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