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Most Popular Library Science Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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2023 Most Popular Library Science Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

Library Science is the #23 most popular major in the country with 5,929 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Library Science Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the New England 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Library Science Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Simmons University

Boston, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Simmons University the most popular school in the New England Region for library science students working on their master’s degree. Simmons is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

About 84% of the students majoring in library science at the school are women while 16% are male.

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Out of the 3 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the library science majors at the school.

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Out of the 3 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Connecticut State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. SCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

About 80% of the students majoring in library science at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Best Library Science Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 273
Rhode Island 46
Connecticut 20

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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