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by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Library Science Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that 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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 119 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Library Science Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree 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.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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 “Most Well Attended Library Science Major for a Bachelor’s”.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Library Science Major for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Library Science Major for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s library science students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Library & Information Science at Southern Miss
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Augusta. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Library Science Major for a Bachelor’s list. Augusta, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s library science degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Library Science Major for a Bachelor’s list. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a fairly large public school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 14 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%.
Full University of Nebraska at Omaha Library & Information Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Library Science Major for a Bachelor’s. Kutztown University is a public institution located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Library & Information Science at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Southern Connecticut State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Library Science Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
Bennington College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Library Science Major for a Bachelor’s list. Bennington is a small school located in Bennington, Vermont that handed out 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Clarion University of Pennsylvania came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Library Science Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Clarion, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s library science degrees to 163 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Library & Information Science at Clarion University of Pennsylvania
With a ranking of #7, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Library Science Major for a Bachelor’s list. UW Seattle is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 122 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Emory and Henry College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Library Science Major for a Bachelor’s list. Emory, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s library science degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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 Emory & Henry College Library & Information Science Report
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