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2023 Most Popular Library Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Library Science Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 6,538 people earned a degree or certificate in library science, making the major the #34 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Library Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, IL

Our analysis found College of DuPage to be the most popular school for library science students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. COD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Glen Ellyn.

Of the 14 students majoring in library science at COD, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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Our 2023 rankings named Pueblo Community College the most popular school in the United States for library science students working on their undergraduate certificate. Pueblo Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Three Rivers Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Library Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Norwich, Three Rivers Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in library science at the school are women while 20% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Dakota Technical Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Library Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the rural area of Rapid City, Western Dakota Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Blackfeet Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular library science schools in the United States. Located in the rural area of Browning, BCC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Carolina Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Sanford, Central Carolina Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

Kaskaskia College

Centralia, IL

Kaskaskia College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for library science students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Centralia, Kaskaskia College is a public school with a small student population.

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New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate library science programs. NMSU Dona Ana is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Las Cruces.

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#7

University of Guam

Mangilao, GU

With a ranking of #7, University of Guam did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for library science students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Mangilao, UOG is a public college with a small student population.

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Catholic University of America came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Library Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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Library Science by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 16 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.

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