2024 Best Library & Information Science Schools in California
3Colleges in California
702Library and Information Science Degrees Awarded
Ranked #134 in popularity, library & information science is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Library & Information Science Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 702 degrees in library & information science during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Choosing a Great Library & Information Science School
Your choice of library & information science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Library & Information Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Library & Information Science Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Library & Information Science Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Library & Information Science in California
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the library and information science degree levels they offer.
Top California Schools in Library and Information Science
626Library and Information Science Degrees Awarded
San Jose State University is a great option for students interested in a degree in library & information science. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 626 library & information science students who graduated with this degree at San Jose State in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in library & information science needs to check out University of Southern California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were about 36 library & information science students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.
The University of Arizona Global Campus is a great choice for students interested in a degree in library & information science. Located in the city of San Diego, UAGC is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 50th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 39 library & information science students who graduated with this degree at UAGC in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of library & information science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Library & Information Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
