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2023 Most Popular Library Science Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Library Science Master's Degree 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.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Library Science Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree 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.

Check out the library science master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named San Jose State University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for library science students working on their master’s degree. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.

About 82% of the students majoring in library science at the school are women while 18% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular library science schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 128 students majoring in library science at UW Seattle, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular library science schools in the Far Western US Region . UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 47 students majoring in library science at UCLA, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in library science at the school are women while 14% are male.

Full Library Science at University of Southern California Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Hawaii at Manoa is a great place for library science students working on their master’s degree. UH Manoa is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Honolulu.

Of the 11 students majoring in library science at UH Manoa, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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Fresno Pacific University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Library Science at Fresno Pacific University Report

Best Library Science Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 732
Washington 128
Hawaii 11

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 6 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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