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2023 Most Popular Library Science Schools in the Southwest Region

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$45,689 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Library Science 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Southwest 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Woman’s University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for library science students. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Library Science Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Library Science Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Library Science Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. SHSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

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Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for library science students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Library Science Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UH Clear Lake is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Houston.

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Northeastern State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Library Science Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Library Science Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 92
Texas 802
Oklahoma 109

Library Science Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Library & Information Science 5,809
Other Library & Archives Assisting 120

Majors Similar to Library Science

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 8 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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