by our College Data Analytics Team
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 in Pennsylvania” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Pennsylvania, there were 269 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,202 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Library Science Major in Pennsylvania” ranking looked at 4 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Library Science Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Library Science Major in Pennsylvania”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarion University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Library Science Major in Pennsylvania list. Clarion University of Pennsylvania is a small public school situated in Clarion, Pennsylvania. It awarded 163 ’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Library & Information Science at Clarion University of Pennsylvania
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Library Science Major in Pennsylvania list. Drexel is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 54 ’s library science degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Library Science Major in Pennsylvania list. This large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 34 ’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Library & Information Science Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Library Science Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified ’s library science students in 2020-2021.
Full Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Library & Information Science Report
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