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2023 Most Popular Online Library Science Schools in the Southeast Region

7 Colleges
$41,990 Avg Salary
$22,165 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, library science was ranked #34 in the country. In fact 6,538 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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 Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

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

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Out of the 7 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Carolina Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Sanford, Central Carolina Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#3

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Out of the 7 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Library Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent online programs at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best library science schools in the Southeast Region . UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

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#5

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Library Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Library Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

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State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 381
West Virginia 9
South Carolina 121
Florida 98
Virginia 51
Arkansas 26
Mississippi 120
Louisiana 102
Alabama 80
Kentucky 127
Georgia 120
Tennessee 140

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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 7 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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