If you're seeking a degree in other library science, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #959 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Other Library Science Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 121 degrees in other library science during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Other Library Science Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Other Library Science in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the other library science degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of California - Los Angeles is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in other library science. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 47 other library science students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.
Pratt Institute - Main is a great option for students interested in a degree in other library science. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Pratt Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
There were about 7 other library science students who graduated with this degree at Pratt Institute in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in other library science has to look into LIU Post. LIU Post is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Brookville. This school ranks 35th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 20 other library science students who graduated with this degree at LIU Post in the most recent data year.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in other library science. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 6 other library science students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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