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2023 Most Popular Library Science Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Library Science Doctor'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.

The Most Popular Library Science Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the United States to see which doctor's 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 Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

Our analysis found Dominican University to be the most popular school for library science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

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Out of the 12 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in library science at IU Bloomington, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Emporia State University is a great place for library science students working on their doctor’s degree. ESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Emporia.

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Out of the 12 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#4

Simmons University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Simmons University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Library Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree library science programs. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for library science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Library Science Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

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#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #6, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for library science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Library Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Library Science by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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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