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2023 Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Finding the Best Library Science Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, library science was ranked #23 in the country. In fact 5,929 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Our analysis found Wayne State University to be the most popular school for library science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in library science at Wayne State, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular library science schools in the Great Lakes Region . IUPUI is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the # 4 spot on the list. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Chicago State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular library science schools in the Great Lakes Region . CSU is a small public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Kent State University at Kent is a great place for library science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dominican University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

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Best Library Science Colleges by State

Explore the best library science schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 76
Indiana 152
Ohio 173
Wisconsin 288
Michigan 169

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 7 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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