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2023 Most Popular Library & Information Science Schools in Tennessee

4 Colleges
$40,130 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Library & Information Science School for You

In 2020-2021, 140 degrees and certificates were awarded to library and information science students who went to a Tennessee college or university. This makes it the #89 most popular major in the state.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Library & Information Science Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Tennessee to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

Our analysis found The University of Tennessee - Knoxville to be the most popular school for library and information science students who want to pursue a degree in Tennessee. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Middle Tennessee State University is a great place for library and information science students. Located in the city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Trevecca Nazarene University is a great place for library and information science students. TNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Memphis is a great place for library and information science students. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Memphis.

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Best Library & Information Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Library & Information Science Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 4 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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