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2023 Most Popular Library & Information Science Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Library & Information Science Master's Degree School for You

Library & Information Science is the #44 most popular major in the country with 5,809 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Library & Information Science Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Library & Information Science program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Library & Information Science Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Texas the most popular school in the Southwest Region for library and information science students working on their master’s degree. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

About 81% of the students majoring in library science at the school are women while 19% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Woman’s University is a great place for library and information science students working on their master’s degree. TWU is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

About 95% of the students majoring in library science at the school are women while 5% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular library and information science schools in the Southwest Region . University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

Of the 79 students majoring in library science at University of Oklahoma, 16% are male and 84% are female.

Full Library & Information Science at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular library and information science schools in the Southwest Region . University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

Of the 73 students majoring in library science at University of Arizona, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 95% of the library science majors at the school.

Full Library & Information Science at Sam Houston State University Report

Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree library and information science programs. Texas A&M Commerce is a large public school located in the town of Commerce.

Women make up 98% of the library science majors at the school.

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University of Houston - Clear Lake ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 95% of the library science majors at the school.

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Northeastern State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. NSU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Tahlequah.

Of the 13 students majoring in library science at NSU, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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Best Library & Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best library and information science schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 802
Arizona 92
Oklahoma 109

Library & Information Science is one of 2 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Library & Archives Assisting 120

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Diliff.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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