by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in Pennsylvania” 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 Pennsylvania, there were 284 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,202 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in library science. That schools that top this list have a program in library science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in Pennsylvania”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarion University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in Pennsylvania list. Clarion University is a small school located in Clarion, Pennsylvania that handed out 163 ’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Clarion University of Pennsylvania Library Science Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania landed the #2 spot on the list. Kutztown University is a medium-sized school located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania that handed out 18 ’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Library Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 54 degrees to qualified ’s library science students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 34 ’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
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