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2023 Most Popular Online Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools

11 Colleges
$52,992 Avg Salary
$22,165 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 5,929 people earned a degree or certificate in library science, making the major the #23 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Library Science Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Southern Mississippi to be the most popular school for library science students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a large student population.

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Out of the 11 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the # 2 spot on the list. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Memphis is a great place for library science students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 11 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, St John’s University - New York landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of San Juan, UPR Rio Piedras is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in library science at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Northeastern State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the remote town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Southern California ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for library science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for library science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

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#6

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Library Science Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Library & Information Science 5,809
Other Library & Archives Assisting 120

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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 John Cummings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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