2023 Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Library Science Graduate Certificate 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 45 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate 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.
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2023 Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Texas Woman’s University to be the most popular school for library science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.
Of the 109 students majoring in library science at TWU, 4% are male and 96% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 62 students majoring in library science at UNT, 10% are male and 90% are female.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at LIU Post helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular library science schools in the United States. LIU Post is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Brookville.
Women make up 82% of the library science majors at the school.
Out of the 45 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.
About 90% of the students majoring in library science at the school are women while 10% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 27 students majoring in library science at Wayne State, 4% are male and 96% are female.
University of Southern Mississippi did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for library science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #7, Simmons University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for library science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 20 students majoring in library science at Simmons, 5% are male and 95% are female.
University of Arizona ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 89% of the library science majors at the school.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 76% of the library science majors at the school.
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San Jose State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.
About 76% of the students majoring in library science at the school are women while 24% are male.
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Library Science Related Majors
Library Science Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
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| Library & Information Science | 5,950 |
| Library & Archives Assisting | 467 |
| Other Library & Archives Assisting | 121 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Library Science
| 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 45 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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