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Most Popular Library & Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

2023 Most Popular Library & Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

3 Colleges
$52,992 Avg Salary
$22,165 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Library & Information Science Graduate Certificate School for You

Library & Information Science is the #176 most popular major in Illinois with 76 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Library & Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Library & Information Science Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Illinois State University the most popular school in Illinois for library and information science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Chicago State University is a great place for library and information science students working on their graduate certificate. CSU is a small public school located in the city of Chicago.

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#2

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Dominican University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular library and information science schools in Illinois. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

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Best Library & Information Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Library & Information Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 169
Ohio 173
Indiana 152
Wisconsin 298

One of 2 majors within the area of study, library and information science has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.

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