2023 Most Popular Library Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Library Science 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which 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.
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2023 Most Popular Library Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Library Science Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Library Science Schools
Our analysis found Rutgers University - New Brunswick to be the most popular school for library science students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.
The excellent programs at Clarion University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best library science schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public school with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend LIU Post. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Library Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Syracuse University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Library Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Library Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.
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Queens College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Library Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Queens, QC is a public school with a large student population.
With a ranking of #7, St John’s University - New York did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for library science students. STJ is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Queens.
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Drexel University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Library Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
University at Buffalo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for library science students. It came in at #9 on the list. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.
Pratt Institute - Main landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular library science programs. Pratt Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn.
Best Library Science Colleges by State
Explore the best library science colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 481 |
| Pennsylvania | 260 |
| Maryland | 104 |
| New Jersey | 194 |
| District of Columbia | 36 |
Majors Related to Library Science
Library Science Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Library & Information Science | 5,809 |
| Other Library & Archives Assisting | 120 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 16 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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