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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in Minnesota” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 6,318 people earned their degree in library & information science, making the major the 121st most popular in the United States. 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.
Across Minnesota, there were 48 library & information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,670 and $33,885 respectively.
This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in library & information science.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The library 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 “Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in Minnesota”.
One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in Minnesota
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in Minnesota”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Catherine University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in Minnesota list. St Catherine University is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 48 ’s library science degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
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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
- *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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