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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Southwest region, there were 1,022 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,689 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 9 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in library science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their library science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southwest Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree library science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rose State College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southwest Region list. RSC is a public institution located in Midwest City, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarrant County College District. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s library science students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the #3 spot on the list. NMSU Dona Ana is a medium-sized school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 1 associates’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Library Science at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Palo Alto College landed the #4 spot on the list. Palo Alto College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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