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2023 Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

8 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 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College to be the most popular school for library science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.

About 90% of the students majoring in library science at the school are women while 10% are male.

Read full report on Library Science at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Library Science at University of Southern Mississippi Report

#3

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

Out of the 8 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Marshall University is a large public school located in the city of Huntington.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Library Science at University of Memphis Report

Out of the 8 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in library science at UofSC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#6

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Library Science at East Carolina University Report

With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for library science students working on their graduate certificate. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

Read full report on Library Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

Full Library Science at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

Best Library Science Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 381
West Virginia 9
South Carolina 121
Florida 98
Virginia 51
Arkansas 26
Mississippi 120
Louisiana 102
Alabama 80
Kentucky 127
Georgia 120
Tennessee 140

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 8 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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