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Most Popular Library Science Master's Degree Schools in California

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2023 Most Popular Library Science Master's Degree Schools in California

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

In 2020-2021, 829 degrees and certificates were awarded to library science students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #32 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Library Science Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for library science majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found San Jose State University to be the most popular school for library science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.

Of the 631 students majoring in library science at San Jose State, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 2 spot on the list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 77% of the library science majors at the school.

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Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in library science at USC, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fresno Pacific University is a great place for library science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Library Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Library Science Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 141
Hawaii 11

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 4 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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