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2024 Best Library & Information Science Schools in Pennsylvania

1 College in Pennsylvania
269 Library Science Degrees Awarded
$43,202 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in library & information science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #121 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

There was only one school in Pennsylvania to review for the 2024 Best Library & Information Science Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.

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Library & Information Science Rankings by Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Library Science

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Library & Information Science Schools in Pennsylvania list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Library & Information Science in Pennsylvania

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the library science degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Pennsylvania Schools in Library Science

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
54 Library Science Degrees Awarded
$43,584 Median Starting Salary

Drexel University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in library & information science. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

After graduating, library science degree recipients usually earn about $43,584 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a degree in library & information science from Drexel University

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
163 Library Science Degrees Awarded
$42,455 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in library & information science needs to check out Clarion University of Pennsylvania. Clarion University is a small public university located in the remote town of Clarion.

Soon after graduating, library science degree recipients usually earn an average of $42,455 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a degree in library & information science from Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Best Library & Information Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 333 395
Maryland 279 103
New Jersey 273 194
District of Columbia 188 36

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One of 2 majors within the Library Science area of study, Library & Information Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Library Science Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Library & Information Science 269

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Library & Archives Assisting 15

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