2023 Most Well Attended Library Science Major for an Associate

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 “Most Well Attended Library Science Major for an Associate” 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 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.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 19 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Library Science Major for an Associate” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in library and information science. To top this list, a school must have a successful library and information science program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Well Attended Library Science Major for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Library Science Major for an Associate”.

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

1

Chippewa Valley Technical College
Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Top 15% overall quality in United States

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chippewa Valley Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Library Science Major for an Associate. Located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified associates’s library science students in 2020-2021.

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

2

College of Southern Idaho
Twin Falls, Idaho

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Southern Idaho. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Library Science Major for an Associate. College of Southern Idaho is a public institution located in Twin Falls, Idaho. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at College of Southern Idaho

3

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Library Science Major for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Perkinston, Mississippi, and it awarded 1 associates’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.

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

3

New Mexico State University - Dona Ana
Las Cruces, New Mexico

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Dona Ana. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Library Science Major for an Associate. New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s library science degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at NMSU Dona Ana

5

Mountwest Community and Technical College
Huntington, West Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mountwest Community and Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Library Science Major for an Associate list. Mountwest Community and Technical College is located in Huntington, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s library science degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Library & Information Science at Mountwest Community and Technical College

5

Palau Community College
Koror, <nil>

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palau Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Library Science Major for an Associate list. Located in Koror, , this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s library science students in 2020-2021.

Full Palau Community College Library & Information Science Report

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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