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2023 Most Popular Library Science Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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Finding the Best Library Science Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 260 degrees and certificates were awarded to library science students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Library Science Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Clarion University of Pennsylvania the most popular school in Pennsylvania for library science students working on their master’s degree. Clarion University is a small public school located in the remote town of Clarion.

Women make up 87% of the library science majors at the school.

Full Library Science at Clarion University of Pennsylvania Report

#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Drexel University is a great place for library science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in library science at the school are women while 19% are male.

Read full report on Library Science at Drexel University

Out of the 4 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Women make up 67% of the library science majors at the school.

Full Library Science at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

Out of the 4 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. Kutztown University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Kutztown.

Full Library Science at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Report

Best Library Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Library Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 481
Maryland 104
New Jersey 194
District of Columbia 36

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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