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2023 Most Popular Online Library Science Associate Degree Schools

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$20,636 Avg Salary
$16,000 Avg Student Debt

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Library Science Associate Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the United States to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online library science associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Cuesta College

San Luis Obispo, CA

Our analysis found Cuesta College to be the most popular school for library science students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the United States. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cuesta College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 91% of the library science majors at the school.

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Out of the 12 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Chippewa Valley Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 80% of the library science majors at the school.

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Out of the 12 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Minneapolis Community and Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Of the 7 students majoring in library science at Minneapolis Community and Technical College, 14% are male and 86% are female.

Read full report on Library Science at Minneapolis Community and Technical College

#3

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

Out of the 12 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Southern Idaho landed the # 3 spot on the list. College of Southern Idaho is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Twin Falls.

Women make up 86% of the library science majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Maine at Augusta is a great place for library science students working on their online associate degree. UMA is a small public school located in the town of Augusta.

Women make up 75% of the library science majors at the school.

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#6

Belmont College

Saint Clairsville, OH

Belmont College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Library Science Associate Degree Schools ranking. Belmont College is a small public school located in the rural area of Saint Clairsville.

Women make up 67% of the library science majors at the school.

Full Library Science at Belmont College Report

Western Dakota Technical Institute ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Library Science Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the rural area of Rapid City, Western Dakota Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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#8

Rose State College

Midwest City, OK

Rose State College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Library Science Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Midwest City, RSC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree library science programs. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Library Science at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Report

Northeast Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Library Science Associate Degree Schools list. Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Norfolk.

Full Library Science at Northeast Community College Report

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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 12 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 John Cummings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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