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2023 Most Popular Library & Information Science Schools in Tennessee

4 Colleges
$40,130 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Library & Information Science School for You

Library & Information Science is the #29 most popular major in Tennessee with 140 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Library & Information Science Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Tennessee to see which programs were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found The University of Tennessee - Knoxville to be the most popular school for library and information science students who want to pursue a degree in Tennessee. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

Full Library & Information Science at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

Out of the 4 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Middle Tennessee State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Murfreesboro.

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Out of the 4 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Trevecca Nazarene University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Nashville, TNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Library & Information Science at Trevecca Nazarene University Report

#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Out of the 4 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Library & Information Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Library & Information Science Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 51
Florida 98
Georgia 120
North Carolina 377
Kentucky 127
Louisiana 102
Alabama 80
South Carolina 121
Mississippi 89
West Virginia 0

One of 2 majors within the area of study, library and information science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Library & Archives Assisting 120

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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.

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