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2023 Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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$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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the New England 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for library science majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Simmons University

Boston, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Simmons University the most popular school in the New England Region for library science students working on their graduate certificate. Simmons is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Women make up 95% of the library science majors at the school.

Full Library Science at Simmons University Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular library science schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Connecticut State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. SCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

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Best Library Science Colleges by State

Explore the best library science schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 273
Rhode Island 46
Connecticut 20

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 4 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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