If you're seeking a degree in library science, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #35 one in the country in terms of popularity.As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Library Science Schools in Texas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 817 degrees in library science to qualified students.
Your choice of library science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for library science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 in Texas.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of library science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It's difficult to beat University of North Texas if you wish to pursue a degree in library science. UNT is a fairly large public university located in the city of Denton. A Best Colleges rank of #280 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNT is a great university overall.
There were approximately 314 library science students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the library science program make an average of $46,171 in the first couple years of working.
Any student who is interested in library science needs to take a look at Texas Woman's University. TWU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Denton. This university ranks 28th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 347 library science students who graduated with this degree at TWU in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the library science program earn about $48,850 for their early career.
Sam Houston State University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in library science. SHSU is a fairly large public university located in the town of Huntsville. This university ranks 27th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 66 library science students who graduated with this degree at SHSU in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the library science degree program at Sam Houston State University make $3,546 above the standard college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
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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Your choice of library science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for library science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
