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 “Most Well Attended Library Science Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s” 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 New England region, there were 387 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,275 and $22,333 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Library Science Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in library science. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in library science.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Library Science Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree library science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine at Augusta. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Library Science Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s. UMA is a public institution located in Augusta, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Library Science at University of Maine at Augusta
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Connecticut State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Library Science Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s. SCSU is a public institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Connecticut State University Library Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bennington College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Library Science Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. Bennington College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bennington, Vermont. It awarded 0 bachelors’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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