If you're seeking a degree in library science, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #35 one in the country in terms of popularity.As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
There was only one school in California to review for the 2025 Best Library Science Schools in California ranking.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Library Science Schools in California list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of library science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
The University of Arizona Global Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in library science. UAGC is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the large city of San Diego.
Students who graduate with their degree from the library science program state that they receive average early career earnings of $29,163.
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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