by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
Library & Information Science is the 121st most popular major in the country with 5,950 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Southwest region, there were 1,004 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,689 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in library and information science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in library and information science.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region library science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s library science degrees to 347 students in 2020-2021.
Full Texas Woman’s University Library & Information Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southwest Region. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 314 ’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of North Texas Library & Information Science Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Commerce, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 54 diplomas to qualified ’s library science students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Library & Information Science at Texas A&M University - Commerce
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 66 ’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Library & Information Science at Sam Houston State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 96 ’s library science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Library & Information Science at University of Oklahoma
University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Houston - Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 21 ’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Library & Information Science at UH Clear Lake
With a ranking of #7, Northeastern State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Northeastern State University is a medium-sized school located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma that handed out 13 ’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Arizona landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s library science degrees to 92 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Library & Information Science at University of Arizona
With a ranking of #9, New Mexico State University - Dona Ana did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is a medium-sized public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 1 ’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Library & Information Science at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana
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