2023 Most Popular Library Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Library Science is the #34 most popular major in the country with 6,538 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Library Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which 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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for library science majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Most Popular Library Science Schools
Our analysis found Rutgers University - New Brunswick to be the most popular school for library science students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clarion University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Library Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the remote town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public school with a small student population.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, LIU Post landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The excellent programs at Syracuse University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best library science schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
The excellent programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best library science schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.
With a ranking of #6, Queens College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for library science students. Located in the large city of Queens, QC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
St John’s University - New York ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Library Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. STJ is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Queens.
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Drexel University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for library science students. It came in at #8 on the list. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
University at Buffalo came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Library Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.
Pratt Institute - Main landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular library science programs. Pratt Institute is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn.
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Best Library Science Colleges by State
Explore the best library science colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 194 |
| Pennsylvania | 269 |
| New York | 481 |
| Maryland | 104 |
| District of Columbia | 36 |
Majors Related to Library Science
Library Science Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| 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 17 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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