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2023 Most Popular Library Science Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Library Science is the #34 most popular major in the country with 6,538 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

Check out the library science master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Texas the most popular school in the Southwest Region for library science students working on their master’s degree. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

Women make up 81% of the library science majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

Women make up 95% of the library science majors at the school.

Read full report on Library Science at Texas Woman’s University

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular library science schools in the Southwest Region . University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

About 84% of the students majoring in library science at the school are women while 16% are male.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

About 79% of the students majoring in library science at the school are women while 21% are male.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 66 students majoring in library science at SHSU, 5% are male and 95% are female.

Read full report on Library Science at Sam Houston State University

Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Commerce.

Of the 54 students majoring in library science at Texas A&M Commerce, 2% are male and 98% are female.

Read full report on Library Science at Texas A&M University - Commerce

University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for library science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in library science at UH Clear Lake, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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Northeastern State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for library science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. NSU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Tahlequah.

About 92% of the students majoring in library science at the school are women while 8% are male.

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Best Library Science Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 92
Texas 809
New Mexico 1
Oklahoma 110

Library Science Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Library & Information Science 5,950
Library & Archives Assisting 467
Other Library & Archives Assisting 121

Majors Similar 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 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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