by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Texas, there were 802 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,076 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in Texas” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in library and information science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in library and information science.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
The library science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in Texas”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in Texas”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #1 spot on the list. TWU is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 347 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 314 ’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about Library & Information Science at University of North Texas
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in Texas. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large school located in Commerce, Texas that handed out 54 ’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s library science degrees to 66 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston - Clear Lake. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in Texas. UH Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 ’s library science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
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