by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Library Science Major in Texas” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 6,538 people earned their degree in library science, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, library science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,990 and had an average of $24,604 in loans still to pay off.
Across Texas, there were 817 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,076 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Library Science Major in Texas” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in library science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular library science programs in the United States.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Library Science Major in Texas” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for texas library science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Library Science Major in Texas. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 314 ’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Library Science Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 347 diplomas to qualified ’s library science students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Library Science at Texas Woman’s University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Library Science Major in Texas. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school awarded 66 diplomas to qualified ’s library science students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Library Science at Sam Houston State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Library Science Major in Texas. Commerce, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s library science degrees to 54 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Library Science at Texas A&M University - Commerce
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Library Science Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #5 spot on the list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s library science degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Houston - Clear Lake Library Science Report
Tarrant County College District did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Library Science Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #6. Tarrant County College District is a large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 15 ’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Palo Alto College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Library Science Major in Texas list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s library science degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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