2023 Best Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Library Science Graduate Certificate School for You
Library Science is the #34 most popular major in the country with 6,538 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the library science graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top Southwest Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Library Science
Our 2023 rankings named Texas Woman’s University the best school in the Southwest Region for library science students working on their graduate certificate. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a very large public school located in the city of Denton.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best library science schools in the Southwest Region . University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Norman.
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Request InformationBest Library Science Colleges by State
Explore the best library science schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 92 |
| Texas | 809 |
| New Mexico | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 110 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Library Science
Library Science Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Library & Information Science | 5,950 |
| Library & Archives Assisting | 467 |
| Other Library & Archives Assisting | 121 |
Majors Similar 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 4 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.