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2023 Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Finding the Best Library Science Graduate Certificate School for You

Library Science is the #23 most popular major in the country with 5,929 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

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 Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

Our analysis found LIU Post to be the most popular school for library science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in library science at the school are women while 18% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Clarion University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular library science schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the remote town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St John’s University - New York. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Queens.

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#4

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Pratt Institute - Main is a great place for library science students working on their graduate certificate. Pratt Institute is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

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#5

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Baltimore is a great place for library science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Baltimore, UB is a public school with a small student population.

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#5

University at Albany

Albany, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Queens College

Queens, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queens College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Queens, QC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular library science schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

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#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular library science schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

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Best Library Science Colleges by State

Explore the best library science colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 481
Pennsylvania 260
Maryland 104
New Jersey 194
District of Columbia 36

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 13 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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