by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Southeast region, there were 1,390 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,990 and $22,165 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,273 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer 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.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina Central University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southeast Region list. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized public school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 89 masters’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full North Carolina Central University Library Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valdosta State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Valdosta, Georgia, and it awarded 120 masters’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 128 masters’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Library Science at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southeast Region. Southern Miss is a fairly large school located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi that handed out 67 masters’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 106 masters’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Kentucky did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. University of Kentucky is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 99 masters’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 119 degrees to qualified masters’s library science students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Library Science at University of South Carolina - Columbia
With a ranking of #8, East Carolina University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southeast Region list. East Carolina University is a large school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 79 masters’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Library Science at East Carolina University
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 73 masters’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Library Science at Louisiana State University
With a ranking of #10, University of Central Arkansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Conway, Arkansas, this fairly large public school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified masters’s library science students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Old Dominion University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Old Dominion University is a large public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 51 masters’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Alabama came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. The University of Alabama is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 80 masters’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Library Science at The University of Alabama
Trevecca Nazarene University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Trevecca Nazarene University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 9 masters’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school handed out 98 diplomas to qualified masters’s library science students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Library Science at University of South Florida - Main Campus
Western Kentucky University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified masters’s library science students in 2020-2021.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s library science degrees to 54 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Appalachian State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. This large school is located in Boone, North Carolina, and it awarded 27 masters’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
With a ranking of #18, Middle Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Middle Tennessee State University is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 masters’s library science degrees to qualified students.
Full Middle Tennessee State University Library Science Report
Georgia College & State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Georgia College is a medium-sized public school situated in Milledgeville, Georgia. It awarded 0 masters’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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