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2023 Best Library Science Schools

51 Colleges
$43,990 Avg Salary
$24,604 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Library Science School for You

In 2020-2021, 6,538 people earned a degree or certificate in library science, making the major the #34 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Best Library Science Schools ranking. This report analyzed 51 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Library Science Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for library science majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Library Science Schools

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Library Science Schools list. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Library Science Schools list. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend LIU Post. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Library Science Schools list. LIU Post is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Brookville.

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The excellent programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best library science schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for library science students. It came in at #6 on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

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Sam Houston State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Library Science Schools ranking. SHSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

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#8

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, NY

Pratt Institute - Main came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Library Science Schools ranking. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Pratt Institute is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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San Jose State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Library Science Schools ranking. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

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#10

Queens College

Queens, NY

Queens College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Library Science Schools list. QC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Queens.

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Library Science by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Library Science Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Library & Information Science 5,950
Library & Archives Assisting 467
Other Library & Archives Assisting 121

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 John Cummings.

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