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2023 Most Popular Library Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region

9 Colleges
$38,593 Avg Salary
$16,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Library Science 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Library Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.

Check out the library science programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for library science students. UWM is a very large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kent State University at Kent. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Library Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the # 4 spot on the list. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Library Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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#6

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

With a ranking of #6, Dominican University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for library science students. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

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With a ranking of #7, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for library science students. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

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Chicago State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Library Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. CSU is a small public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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With a ranking of #8, Illinois State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for library science students. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Library Science Colleges by State

Explore the best library science colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 76
Indiana 152
Ohio 173
Wisconsin 288
Michigan 169

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 9 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.

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