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2023 Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

7 Colleges
$52,992 Avg Salary
$22,165 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Library Science Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Wayne State University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for library science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in library science at Wayne State, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular library science schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the # 4 spot on the list. UWM is a very large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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#5

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Dominican University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular library science schools in the Great Lakes Region . Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Chicago State University is a great place for library science students working on their graduate certificate. CSU is a small public school located in the city of Chicago.

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Best Library Science Colleges by State

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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 7 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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