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 has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 5,950 people earned their degree in library and information science, making the major the 121st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, library and information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,949 and had an average of $27,472 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 368 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,275 and $22,333 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in library and information science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their library and information science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the New England Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine at Augusta. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the New England Region. This small school is located in Augusta, Maine, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Library & Information Science at University of Maine at Augusta
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Connecticut State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the New England Region list. Southern Connecticut State University is a medium-sized school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 2 bachelors’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Library & Information Science at Southern Connecticut State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bennington College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the New England Region. This small school is located in Bennington, Vermont, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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