by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Library & Information Science is the 121st most popular major in the country with 6,318 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , library & information science graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $43,949 and had an average of $35,367 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 134 library & information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine at Augusta. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major. University of Maine at Augusta is a small public school situated in Augusta, Maine. It awarded 28 bachelors’s library 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major list. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s library science degrees to 36 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Southern Mississippi Library & Information Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major. Kutztown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s library science degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 Kutztown University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major list. UNOMAHA is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Nebraska at Omaha Library & Information Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Arizona Global Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major. The University of Arizona Global Campus is a private for-profit institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s 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%.
With a ranking of #6, Southern Connecticut State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major list. SCSU is a public institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Southern Connecticut State University Library & Information Science Report
Bennington College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major list. Bennington College is a small school located in Bennington, Vermont that handed out 0 bachelors’s library science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Library & Information Science at Bennington
With a ranking of #7, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major list. UW Seattle is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 152 bachelors’s library science degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Emory and Henry College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major ranking, coming in at #7. Emory, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s library science degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
Read more about Library & Information Science at Emory and Henry College
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