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2023 Most Popular Online Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools

11 Colleges
$52,992 Avg Salary
$22,165 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for library science majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

Our analysis found University of Southern Mississippi to be the most popular school for library science students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a large student population.

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#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Out of the 11 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a very large student population.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best library science schools in the United States. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at St John’s University - New York helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best library science schools in the United States. Located in the city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras is a great place for library science students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of San Juan, UPR Rio Piedras is a public school with a large student population.

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

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University of Maryland - College Park ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for library science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#6

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Northeastern State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate library science programs. Located in the town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

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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 11 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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