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2023 Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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

Finding the Best Library Science Graduate Certificate School for You

With 732 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, library science is the #20 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Library Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for library science majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found San Jose State University to be the most popular school for library science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

About 76% of the students majoring in library science at the school are women while 24% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular library science schools in California. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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Out of the 3 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 2 spot on the 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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Best Library Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Library Science Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 128
Hawaii 11

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 3 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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