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 Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Library & Information Science is the 134th most popular major in the country with 5,696 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Texas, there were 802 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 Texas” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in Texas” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in Texas”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in Texas. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s library and information science degrees to 347 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #2 spot on the list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s library and information science degrees to 314 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 54 ’s library and information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Library & Information Science at Texas A&M University - Commerce
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in Texas. SHSU is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 66 ’s library and information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Sam Houston State University Library & Information Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Clear Lake. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in Texas list. UH Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 ’s library and information science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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