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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2021-2022, 6,077 people earned their degree in library & information science, making the major the 134th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 271 library & information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in library & information science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their library & information science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region library and information science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Simmons University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the New England Region list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 167 diplomas to qualified ’s library and information science students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Simmons Library & Information Science Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Augusta landed the #2 spot on the list. UMA is a small public school situated in Augusta, Maine. It awarded 28 ’s library and information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UMA Library & Information Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Connecticut State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the New England Region. This medium-sized school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 36 ’s library and information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Library & Information Science at Southern Connecticut State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the New England Region. Kingston, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s library and information science degrees to 37 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Library & Information Science at University of Rhode Island
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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
- *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.
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