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2023 Most Popular Library Science Schools in Pennsylvania

4 Colleges
$43,202 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Library Science 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Library Science Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for library science majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Clarion University of Pennsylvania to be the most popular school for library science students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.

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#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Library Science Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Library Science Schools in Pennsylvania list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is a great place for library science students. Kutztown University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Kutztown.

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Best Library Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Library Science Schools 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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