2024 Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Schools in the Plains States Region
2Colleges in the Plains States Region
32School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Degrees Awarded
When it comes to popularity, school librarian/school library media specialist sits in the middle of the road, ranking #717 out of 1506 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for school librarian/school library media specialist students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 32 degrees in school librarian/school library media specialist during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Best Schools for School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist in the Plains States Region
The schools below may not offer all types of school librarian/school library media specialist degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Plains States Region Schools in School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist
Minnesota State University - Mankato is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in school librarian/school library media specialist. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public university located in the city of Mankato. A Best Colleges rank of #351 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Minnesota State Mankato is a great university overall.
There were roughly 3 school librarian/school library media specialist students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent year we have data available.
Lindenwood University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in school librarian/school library media specialist. Located in the city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 15th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were roughly 9 school librarian/school library media specialist students who graduated with this degree at Lindenwood University in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in school librarian/school library media specialist has to take a look at Saint Cloud State University. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 24th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 11 school librarian/school library media specialist students who graduated with this degree at St. Cloud State University in the most recent data year.
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The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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