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2023 Most Popular Library Science Bachelor's Degree Schools

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$25,986 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Library Science Bachelor's 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for library science majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Out of the 10 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in library science at the school are women while 13% are male.

Full Library Science at University of Southern Mississippi Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maine at Augusta is a great place for library science students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMA is a small public school located in the distant town of Augusta.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Library Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular library science schools in the United States. Kutztown University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Kutztown.

Women make up 78% of the library science majors at the school.

Full Library Science at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Report

Southern Connecticut State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for library science students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, SCSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Library Science at Southern Connecticut State University Report

With a ranking of #7, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for library science students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Emory and Henry College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for library science students working on their bachelor’s degree. Emory & Henry College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Emory.

Full Library Science at Emory and Henry College Report

With a ranking of #7, Clarion University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for library science students working on their bachelor’s degree. Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.

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#7

Bennington College

Bennington, VT

Bennington College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree library science programs. Located in the distant town of Bennington, Bennington is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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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 10 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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