2023 Most Popular Colleges for School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 370 people earned their degree in school librarian/school library media specialist, making the major the 717th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 108 school librarian/school library media specialist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in school librarian/school library media specialist. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in school librarian/school library media specialist.

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Most Well Attended School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region school librarian/school library media specialist students.

Top 7 Most Popular Colleges for School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist in the Southeast Region

1

Longwood University
Farmville, Virginia

$47,233 Average Early-Career Earnings

$25,049 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Longwood University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Major in the Southeast Region list. Longwood is a small school located in Farmville, Virginia that handed out 34 ’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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2

Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, Kentucky

$37,738 Average Early-Career Earnings

$26,410 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and it awarded 17 ’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees in 2020-2021.

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3

Georgia College & State University
Milledgeville, Georgia

$43,972 Average Early-Career Earnings

$25,003 Average Student Debt

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia College & State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Milledgeville, Georgia, and it awarded 12 ’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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3

Murray State University
Murray, Kentucky

$41,161 Average Early-Career Earnings

$24,026 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Major in the Southeast Region list. Murray State is a public institution located in Murray, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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5

University of South Alabama
Mobile, Alabama

$46,663 Average Early-Career Earnings

$27,305 Average Student Debt

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Alabama landed the #5 spot on the list. USA is a public institution located in Mobile, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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6

Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

$61,266 Average Early-Career Earnings

$26,749 Average Student Debt

With a ranking of #6, Nova Southeastern University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Major in the Southeast Region list. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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6

Columbus State University
Columbus, Georgia

$42,418 Average Early-Career Earnings

$29,449 Average Student Debt

Columbus State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Columbus, Georgia, and it awarded 0 ’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees in 2020-2021.

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

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