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Most Popular Library & Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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2023 Most Popular Library & Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

Finding the Best Library & Information Science Bachelor's Degree School for You

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

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 Library & Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the New England Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Library & Information Science program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maine at Augusta the most popular school in the New England Region for library and information science students working on their 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.

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Out of the 3 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Connecticut State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. SCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at Southern Connecticut State University

#3

Bennington College

Bennington, VT

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Bennington College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular library and information science schools in the New England Region . Bennington is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Bennington.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at Bennington College

Best Library & Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best library and information science colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 273
Connecticut 22
Maine 25
Rhode Island 46
Vermont 0

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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