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2023 Most Popular Library Science Associate Degree Schools

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

Finding the Best Library Science Associate Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Library Science Associate Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Library Science program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Library Science Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the most popular school in the United States for library science students working on their associate degree. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Women make up 77% of the library science majors at the school.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Spokane Falls Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular library science schools in the United States. Spokane Falls Community College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Spokane.

Women make up 85% of the library science majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pueblo Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Library Science Associate Degree Schools list. Pueblo Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Pueblo.

Women make up 92% of the library science majors at the school.

Full Library Science at Pueblo Community College Report

#4

College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, IL

The in-demand associate degree programs at College of DuPage helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular library science schools in the United States. COD is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Glen Ellyn.

Of the 12 students majoring in library science at COD, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#5

Cuesta College

San Luis Obispo, CA

The in-demand associate degree programs at Cuesta College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular library science schools in the United States. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cuesta College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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Chippewa Valley Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree library science programs. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

Read full report on Library Science at Chippewa Valley Technical College

#7

Sacramento City College

Sacramento, CA

Sacramento City College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree library science programs. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sacramento City is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in library science at Sacramento City, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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#7

Long Beach City College

Long Beach, CA

Long Beach City College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Library Science Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Long Beach, Long Beach City College is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Full Library Science at Long Beach City College Report

#9

City College of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

City College of San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for library science students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, City College of San Francisco is a public college with a large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in library science at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#9

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

With a ranking of #9, College of Southern Idaho did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for library science students working on their associate degree. College of Southern Idaho is a medium-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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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 28 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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