2024 Best Library Science Schools
44
Colleges in the United States
6,538
Library Science Degrees Awarded
$43,990
Avg Early-Career Salary
Library Science degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #35 out of the 38 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
College Factual reviewed 44 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of library science. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 6,538 degrees in library science during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Library Science School
The library science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Library Science rankings. We derive our Best Overall Library Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Library Science Degree Level
The library science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Library Science Schools.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.
Best Schools for Library Science in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the library science degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Schools in Library Science
University of California - Los Angeles is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in library science. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 47 library science students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year. Those library science students who get their degree from University of California - Los Angeles receive $3,592 more than the typical library science grad.
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Any student pursuing a degree in library science has to look into Simmons University. Simmons is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #90 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Simmons is a great university overall.
There were about 273 library science students who graduated with this degree at Simmons in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the library science program earn around $42,784 in the first couple years of their career.
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Any student pursuing a degree in library science has to check out San Jose State University. San Jose State is a very large public university located in the large city of San Jose. This university ranks 23rd out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 648 library science students who graduated with this degree at San Jose State in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the library science major at San Jose State University make $4,749 above the standard college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in library science. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.
There were about 194 library science students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year. Those library science students who get their degree from Rutgers University - New Brunswick receive $6,900 more than the typical library science grad.
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USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 36 library science students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the library science program make about $42,614 in the first couple years of their career.
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UAGC is a very large private for-profit university located in the large city of San Diego. This university ranks 50th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 39 library science students who graduated with this degree at UAGC in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the library science program make an average of $26,165 in their early career salary.
More information about a degree in library science from The University of Arizona Global Campus
Located in the city of Brooklyn, Pratt Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
There were roughly 43 library science students who graduated with this degree at Pratt Institute in the most recent year we have data available. Those library science students who get their degree from Pratt Institute - Main receive $8,955 more than the standard library science graduate.
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UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public university located in the city of Chapel Hill. A Best Colleges rank of #43 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.
There were about 54 library science students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the library science degree program at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill make $2,087 above the average college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
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Located in the city of Queens, QC is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 26th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 94 library science students who graduated with this degree at QC in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the library science program at Queens College get $10,127 above the average college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
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LIU Post is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Brookville. This school ranks 35th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 122 library science students who graduated with this degree at LIU Post in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the library science program at LIU Post earn $19,506 above the typical college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
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