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 has developed its “Most Well Attended Library Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Library Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in library and information science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular library and information science programs in the United States.
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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 in the Southwest Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Library Science Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Library Science Major in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 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%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Library Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #2 spot on the list. TWU is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 347 ’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Library & Information Science at Texas Woman’s University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read more about Library & Information Science at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Library Science Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 92 ’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 Arizona
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Library Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Sam Houston State University is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 66 ’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - Commerce came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Library Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 54 ’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Library & Information Science at Texas A&M Commerce
University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Library Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified ’s library science students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Northeastern State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Library Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Northeastern State University is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 ’s library science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
New Mexico State University - Dona Ana ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Library Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 1 ’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
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