by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Archives Major for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 467 people earned their degree in library and archives assisting, making the major the 873rd most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 152 library and archives assisting graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Archives Major for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 32 colleges that offer a degree in library and archives assisting. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in library and archives assisting.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree archives students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ivy Tech Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Archives Major for an Associate. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 22 associates’s archives degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Ivy Tech Community College Library & Archives Assisting Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spokane Falls Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Archives Major for an Associate list. Located in Spokane, Washington, this small public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s archives students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Library & Archives Assisting at Spokane Falls Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pueblo Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Archives Major for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Pueblo, Colorado, and it awarded 13 associates’s archives degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Library & Archives Assisting at Pueblo Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of DuPage. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Archives Major for an Associate list. College of DuPage is a public institution located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Library & Archives Assisting at College of DuPage
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cuesta College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Archives Major for an Associate. Cuesta College is a medium-sized public school situated in San Luis Obispo, California. It awarded 11 associates’s archives degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Library & Archives Assisting at Cuesta College
With a ranking of #6, Sacramento City College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Archives Major for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Sacramento, California, and it awarded 8 associates’s archives degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Library & Archives Assisting at Sacramento City
Long Beach City College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Archives Major for an Associate ranking. Long Beach, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s archives degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Full Long Beach City College Library & Archives Assisting Report
With a ranking of #8, Tarrant County College District did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Archives Major for an Associate list. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s archives degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Library & Archives Assisting at Tarrant County College District
City College of San Francisco came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Archives Major for an Associate ranking. City College of San Francisco is a fairly large school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 7 associates’s archives degrees in 2020-2021.
Full City College of San Francisco Library & Archives Assisting Report
Minneapolis Community and Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Archives Major for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 7 associates’s archives degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Minneapolis Community and Technical College Library & Archives Assisting Report
Fresno City College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Archives Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #11. Fresno, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s archives degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Full Fresno City College Library & Archives Assisting Report
With a ranking of #11, Diablo Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Archives Major for an Associate list. Diablo Valley is a public institution located in Pleasant Hill, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Library & Archives Assisting at Diablo Valley College
With a ranking of #13, Pasadena City College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Archives Major for an Associate list. Pasadena City College is a large school located in Pasadena, California that handed out 5 associates’s archives degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Library & Archives Assisting at Pasadena City College
University of Maine at Augusta did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Archives Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #14. University of Maine at Augusta is located in Augusta, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s archives degrees to qualified students.
Full University of Maine at Augusta Library & Archives Assisting Report
With a ranking of #14, Palomar College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Archives Major for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in San Marcos, California, and it awarded 4 associates’s archives degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Library & Archives Assisting at Palomar College
Central Carolina Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Archives Major for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Sanford, North Carolina, and it awarded 4 associates’s archives degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central Carolina Community College Library & Archives Assisting Report
With a ranking of #17, Oakland Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Archives Major for an Associate list. Oakland Community College is a fairly large school located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan that handed out 3 associates’s archives degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Oakland Community College Library & Archives Assisting Report
Belmont College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Archives Major for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Saint Clairsville, Ohio, and it awarded 3 associates’s archives degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Santa Ana College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Archives Major for an Associate list. Santa Ana, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s archives degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Western Dakota Technical Institute came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Archives Major for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Rapid City, South Dakota, and it awarded 2 associates’s archives degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Library & Archives Assisting at Western Dakota Technical Institute
With a ranking of #21, Kaskaskia College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Archives Major for an Associate list. Kaskaskia College is a small public school situated in Centralia, Illinois. It awarded 1 associates’s archives degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Library & Archives Assisting at Kaskaskia College
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Archives Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #21. City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College Library & Archives Assisting Report
Rose State College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Archives Major for an Associate ranking. Midwest City, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s archives degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Illinois Central College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Archives Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #21. ICC is located in East Peoria, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s archives degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #25, Northeast Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Archives Major for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Norfolk, Nebraska, and it awarded 0 associates’s archives degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
New Mexico State University - Dona Ana did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Archives Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #25. NMSU Dona Ana is a medium-sized public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 1 associates’s archives degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Library & Archives Assisting at NMSU Dona Ana
College of the Canyons came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Archives Major for an Associate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Santa Clarita, California, and it awarded 0 associates’s archives degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Library & Archives Assisting at College of the Canyons
With a ranking of #25, Clark State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Archives Major for an Associate list. Springfield, Ohio is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s archives degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Library & Archives Assisting at Clark State Community College
Palo Alto College ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Archives Major for an Associate list. Palo Alto College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 0 associates’s archives degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Library & Archives Assisting at Palo Alto College
With a ranking of #25, Imperial Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Archives Major for an Associate list. Located in Imperial, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s archives students in 2020-2021.
College of Lake County did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Archives Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #25. College of Lake County is a fairly large school located in Grayslake, Illinois that handed out 0 associates’s archives degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Library & Archives Assisting at College of Lake County
San Bernardino Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Archives Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #25. San Bernardino Valley College is a public institution located in San Bernardino, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full San Bernardino Valley College Library & Archives Assisting Report
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