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2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science

6 Ranked Colleges
10 Degrees Awarded
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Library & Information Science is the 121st most popular major in the country with 6,318 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , library & information science graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $43,949 and had an average of $35,367 in loans still to pay off.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 10 library & information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in library & information science. That schools that top this list have a program in library & information science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree library science students.

Top 6 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science

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College of Southern Idaho
Twin Falls, Idaho

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Idaho. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major list. Located in Twin Falls, Idaho, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s library science students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Library & Information Science at College of Southern Idaho

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chippewa Valley Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major list. Chippewa Valley Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin that handed out 7 associates’s library science degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Library & Information Science at Chippewa Valley Technical College

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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the #3 spot on the list. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s library science degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.

Full NMSU Dona Ana Library & Information Science Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Perkinston, Mississippi. It awarded 1 associates’s library science degrees in 2021-2022.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Mountwest Community and Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s library science students in 2021-2022.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at Mountwest Community and Technical College

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palau Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major list. Palau Community College is located in Koror, Palau and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s library science degrees to qualified students.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Palau Community College Library & Information Science Report

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