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2023 Most Popular Library Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$52,988 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Library Science Doctor's Degree School for You

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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Library Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 Great Lakes Region . Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

Read full report on Library Science at Dominican University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Library Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Full Library Science at Indiana University - Bloomington Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular library science schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Read full report on Library Science at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Best Library Science Colleges by State

Explore the best library science colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 174
Michigan 172
Ohio 176
Illinois 91
Wisconsin 298

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 3 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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