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2023 Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Plains States 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

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our analysis found University of Iowa to be the most popular school for library science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

Women make up 83% of the library science majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emporia State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Library Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of Emporia, ESU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in library science at ESU, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Central Missouri helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular library science schools in the Plains States Region . UCM is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg.

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Best Library Science Colleges by State

Explore the best library science colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 168
Missouri 105
Minnesota 33
Iowa 48

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 3 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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