2023 Best Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Library Science Graduate Certificate 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.
The Best Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for library science majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Best Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named LIU Post the best school in the United States for library science students working on their graduate certificate. LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Brookville.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Pratt Institute - Main helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best library science schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Pratt Institute is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at San Jose State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best library science schools in the United States. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend St John’s University - New York. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Texas Woman’s University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.
University of North Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for library science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #8, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for library science students working on their graduate certificate. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.
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Clarion University of Pennsylvania came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.
University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for library science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Library Science Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
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| Library & Information Science | 5,950 |
| Library & Archives Assisting | 467 |
| Other Library & Archives Assisting | 121 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Library Science
| 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 17 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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