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2023 Most Popular Library Science Schools in North Carolina

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$43,770 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Library Science School for You

In 2020-2021, 381 degrees and certificates were awarded to library science students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #31 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Library Science Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in North Carolina 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.

Check out the library science programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Greensboro the most popular school in North Carolina for library science students. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina Central University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Durham, North Carolina Central University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Library Science at North Carolina Central University Report

#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Library Science Schools in North Carolina list. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.

Read full report on Library Science at East Carolina University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Library Science Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Library Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

The excellent programs at Appalachian State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best library science schools in North Carolina. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the distant town of Boone.

Full Library Science at Appalachian State University Report

Central Carolina Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular library science programs. Central Carolina Community College is a small public school located in the town of Sanford.

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Best Library Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 9
South Carolina 121
Florida 98
Virginia 51
Arkansas 26
Mississippi 120
Louisiana 102
Alabama 80
Kentucky 127
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 6 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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