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2023 Most Popular Library Science Schools in Kentucky

2 Colleges
$41,172 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Library Science School for You

In 2020-2021, 127 degrees and certificates were awarded to library science students who went to a Kentucky college or university. This makes it the #29 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Kentucky 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Library Science Colleges.

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kentucky the most popular school in Kentucky for library science students. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Library Science at University of Kentucky Report

#2

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Out of the 2 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Library Science at Western Kentucky University

Best Library Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 381
West Virginia 9
Florida 98
Virginia 51
Arkansas 26
Mississippi 120
South Carolina 121
Louisiana 102
Alabama 80
Georgia 120
Tennessee 140

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 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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