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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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Southwest region, there were 955 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 Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in library & information science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in library & information science.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region library and information science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 291 ’s library and information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Library & Information Science at Texas Woman’s University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 334 ’s library and information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Library & Information Science at University of North Texas
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the Southwest Region. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large school located in Commerce, Texas that handed out 44 ’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%.
Read more about Library & Information Science at Texas A&M Commerce
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Sam Houston State University is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 50 ’s library and information science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Library & Information Science at Sam Houston State University
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s library and information science degrees to 69 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Library & Information Science at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UH Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 24 ’s library and information science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%.
Read more about Library & Information Science at University of Houston - Clear Lake
Northeastern State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. NSU is a public institution located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 26 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full NSU Library & Information Science Report
University of Arizona landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s library and information science degrees to 117 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Arizona Library & Information Science Report
New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified ’s library and information science students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Read more about Library & Information Science at NMSU Dona Ana
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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%.
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- *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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