by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 5,696 people earned their degree in library and information science, making the major the 134th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 119 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in library and information science. That schools that top this list have a program in library and information science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree library and information science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Augusta. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major list. Augusta, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s library and information science degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Library & Information Science at University of Maine at Augusta
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #2 spot on the list. Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s library and information science degrees to qualified students.
Full University of Southern Mississippi Library & Information Science Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania landed the #3 spot on the list. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is a medium-sized school located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania that handed out 9 bachelors’s library and information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Library & Information Science at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major list. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
With a ranking of #6, Southern Connecticut State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major list. Southern Connecticut State University is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s library and information science degrees to qualified students.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 122 bachelors’s library and information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Library & Information Science at UW Seattle
Emory and Henry College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major ranking. Emory, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s library and information science degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Emory and Henry College Library & Information Science Report
Clarion University of Pennsylvania ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major list. Clarion, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s library and information science degrees to 163 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Library & Information Science at Clarion University of Pennsylvania
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