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2023 Most Popular Library Science Schools in Pennsylvania

5 Colleges
$43,202 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Library Science School for You

Library Science is the #34 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 269 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Clarion University of Pennsylvania the most popular school in Pennsylvania for library science students. Clarion University is a small public school located in the remote town of Clarion.

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#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best library science schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Library Science Schools in Pennsylvania list. Kutztown University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Kutztown.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northampton County Area Community College is a great place for library science students. Northampton Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bethlehem.

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Best Library Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Library Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 194
New York 481
Maryland 104
District of Columbia 36

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 5 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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