by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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.
Across the New England region, there were 219 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in library and information science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their library and information science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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 in the New England Region” list to help you make the college decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region 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 in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Augusta, Maine, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s library and information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Library & Information Science at University of Maine at Augusta
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Connecticut State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s library and information science degrees in 2020-2021.
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