If you're seeking a degree in library science, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #35 one in the country in terms of popularity.As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Library Science Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,036 degrees in library science during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The library science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Library Science rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for library science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Library Science Schools in California list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of library science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student who is interested in library science needs to take a look at University of California - Los Angeles. Located in the large 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 approximately 47 library science students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the library science program at University of California - Los Angeles earn $6,307 above the standard college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
San Jose State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in library science. San Jose State is a very large public university located in the large city of San Jose. This university ranks 23rd out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 648 library science students who graduated with this degree at San Jose State in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the library science degree program at San Jose State University make $7,464 more than the average college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
The University of Arizona Global Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in library science. UAGC is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the city of San Diego. This university ranks 50th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 39 library science students who graduated with this degree at UAGC in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the library science program report average early career wages of $26,165.
University of Southern California is a good option for students interested in a degree in library science. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 36 library science students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the library science program report average early career wages of $42,614.
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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The library science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Library Science rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for library science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
