Library Science degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #35 out of the 38 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for library science students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 6,906 degrees in library science to qualified students.
The library science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Library Science rankings. We derive our Best Overall Library Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 the Best Library Science Schools.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Best Schools for Library Science in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the library science degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Southern Mississippi is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in library science. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 24 schools for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.
There were about 159 library science students who graduated with this degree at Southern Miss in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in library science has to check out The University of Arizona Global Campus. UAGC is a very large private for-profit university located in the large city of San Diego. A Best Colleges rank of #393 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UAGC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 35 library science students who graduated with this degree at UAGC in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the library science program make around $29,163 in their early career salary.
University of Nebraska at Omaha is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in library science. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #776 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNOMAHA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 22 library science students who graduated with this degree at UNOMAHA in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Maine at Augusta is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in library science. UMA is a small public university located in the distant town of Augusta. This university ranks 17th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were roughly 44 library science students who graduated with this degree at UMA in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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The library science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Library Science rankings. We derive our Best Overall Library Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
