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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the New England Region” 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.
Across the New England region, there were 219 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the New England Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region library and information science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Simmons University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the New England Region. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 124 ’s library and information science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Simmons University Library & Information Science Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Augusta landed the #2 spot on the list. UMA is a small school located in Augusta, Maine that handed out 25 ’s library and information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full UMA Library & Information Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Connecticut State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the New England Region list. Southern Connecticut State University is a public institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 22 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full SCSU Library & Information Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the New England Region list. Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, this fairly large public school handed out 46 diplomas to qualified ’s library and information science students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Library & Information Science at URI
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References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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