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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 6,538 people earned their degree in library science, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, library science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,990 and had an average of $24,604 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 937 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,593 and $16,000 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 53 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in library science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in library science.
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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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Belmont College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Great Lakes Region. Belmont College is a public institution located in Saint Clairsville, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chippewa Valley Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Great Lakes Region. CVTC is a public institution located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of DuPage. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Great Lakes Region. COD is a public institution located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Bloomfield Hills, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s library science degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Library Science at Oakland Community College
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kaskaskia College landed the #5 spot on the list. Kaskaskia College is a small school located in Centralia, Illinois that handed out 1 associates’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Illinois Central College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in East Peoria, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s library science students in 2020-2021.
Ivy Tech Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s library science degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Library Science at Ivy Tech Community College
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. Wilbur Wright College is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 1 associates’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Library Science at Wilbur Wright College
Clark State Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Springfield, Ohio, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s library science students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Read more about Library Science at Clark State Community College
College of Lake County came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Grayslake, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s library science students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Library Science at College of Lake County
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