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Most Popular Library & Information Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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2023 Most Popular Library & Information Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Library & Information Science Doctor'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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Library & Information Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for library science majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Dominican University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for library and information science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Dominican U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Library & Information Science at Dominican University Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular library and information science schools in the Great Lakes Region . IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

About 33% of the students majoring in library science at the school are women while 67% are male.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at Indiana University - Bloomington

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for library and information science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Library & Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best library and information science schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 169
Ohio 173
Illinois 76
Indiana 152
Wisconsin 298

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 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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