2023 Most Well Attended Library and Information Science Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s

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 “Most Well Attended Library and Information Science Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Library & Information Science is the 134th most popular major in the country with 5,696 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 269 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 255 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,136 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Library and Information Science Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in library and information science. To top this list, a school must have a successful library and information science program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Library and Information Science Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania master’s degree library and information science students.

Top 4 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in Pennsylvania

1

Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Clarion, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clarion University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Library and Information Science Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s. Clarion University is a public institution located in Clarion, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 159 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Library & Information Science at Clarion University of Pennsylvania

2

Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#12 overall quality in Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Library and Information Science Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s list. Drexel is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 54 masters’s library and information science degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Drexel University Library & Information Science Report

3

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#9 overall quality in Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Library and Information Science Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s. Pitt is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 33 masters’s library and information science degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Full Pitt Library & Information Science Report

4

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Library and Information Science Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s list. Kutztown University is located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s library and information science degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Library & Information Science at Kutztown University

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *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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