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2023 Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

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

Finding the Best Library Science Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 481 degrees and certificates were awarded to library science students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in New York 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 New York. Located in the large 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.

Full Library Science at LIU Post Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means St John’s University - New York is a great place for library science students working on their graduate certificate. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Queens.

Full Library Science at St John’s University - New York Report

#3

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, NY

A rank of #3 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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#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular library science schools in New York. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

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#4

University at Albany

Albany, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University at Albany is a great place for library science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Albany, UAlbany is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Queens College

Queens, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Queens College is a great place for library science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Queens, QC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Syracuse University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular library science schools in New York. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Full Library Science at Syracuse University Report

Best Library Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Library Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 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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