4
Colleges in the United States
138
Bachelor's Degrees
Library & Information Science is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #646 out of the 1232 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for library & information science students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 138 bachelor's degrees in library & information science during the <nil> academic year.
Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology
Your choice of library & information science for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on library & information science students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other library & information science students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized library & information science related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for library & information science students working on their bachelor's degree.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The library and information 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 & Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat.
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