by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 North Carolina” ranking.
Library Science is the 35th most popular major in the country with 6,538 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 North Carolina, there were 396 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,770 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in North Carolina” ranking analyzed 6 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.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in North Carolina”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina Central University landed the #1 spot on the list. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 89 ’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full North Carolina Central University Library Science Report
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 128 degrees to qualified ’s library science students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #3 spot on the list. East Carolina University is located in Greenville, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 79 ’s library science degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Library Science at East Carolina University
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #4 spot on the list. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s library science degrees to 54 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Library Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Appalachian State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in North Carolina. Boone, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s library science degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Central Carolina Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in North Carolina list. Central Carolina Community College is a public institution located in Sanford, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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