2024 Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region
7Colleges in the Southwest Region
1,004Library and Information Science Degrees Awarded
Library & Information Science is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #134 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 7 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of library & information science. Combined, these schools handed out 1,004 degrees in library & information science to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Library & Information Science School
The library and information science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Library & Information Science rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for library & information science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Library & Information Science Rankings by Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Best Schools for Library & Information Science in the Southwest Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the library and information science degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Southwest Region Schools in Library and Information Science
314Library and Information Science Degrees Awarded
University of North Texas is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in library & information science. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #280 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNT is a great university overall.
There were roughly 314 library & information science students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent data year.
347Library and Information Science Degrees Awarded
Texas Woman's University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in library & information science. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 28th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 347 library & information science students who graduated with this degree at TWU in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Arizona is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in library & information science. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #133 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were approximately 92 library & information science students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in library & information science. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #140 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Oklahoma is a great university overall.
There were approximately 96 library & information science students who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 27th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 66 library & information science students who graduated with this degree at SHSU in the most recent data year.
Located in the remote town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 14th out of 32 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were about 13 library & information science students who graduated with this degree at NSU in the most recent data year.
Located in the distant town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 53rd out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 54 library & information science students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M Commerce in the most recent year we have data available.
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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The library and information science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Library & Information Science rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for library & information science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
