You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in library science. It is ranked #35 out of 38 major degree programs in terms of popularity. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
There was only one school in Rhode Island to review for the 2024 Best Library Science Schools in Rhode Island ranking.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Library Science Schools in Rhode Island list to help you make the college decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the library science degree levels they offer.
It is hard to beat University of Rhode Island if you wish to pursue a degree in library science. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a large student population.
Soon after graduating, library science degree recipients typically make about $42,571 in the first five years of their career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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