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2023 Most Popular Library Science Schools in Massachusetts

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$42,784 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Library Science School for You

Library Science is the #30 most popular major in Massachusetts with 273 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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Library Science Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

#1

Simmons University

Boston, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Simmons University the most popular school in Massachusetts for library science students. Simmons is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Full Library Science at Simmons University Report

The excellent programs at University of Massachusetts - Boston helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best library science schools in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Library Science at University of Massachusetts - Boston

Best Library Science Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Library Science Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Maine 29
Rhode Island 46
Connecticut 22
Vermont 0

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 2 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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