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2023 Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

5 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 2023 rankings named Texas Woman’s University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for library science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in library science at the school are women while 4% are male.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in library science at the school are women while 10% are male.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for library science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in library science at University of Arizona, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular library science schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in library science at University of Oklahoma, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the remote town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Library Science Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 92
Texas 802
Oklahoma 109

Library Science Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Library & Information Science 5,809
Other Library & Archives Assisting 120

Majors Similar to Library Science

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 5 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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