Library & Information Sciencebachelor's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #282 out of the 363 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
There was only one school in California to review for the 2025 Best Library & Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Bachelor's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..
The library science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Library & Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in California.
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It is hard to beat The University of Arizona Global Campus if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in library & information science. UAGC is a very large private for-profit university located in the city of San Diego.
Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the library science program earn around $29,163 in their early career salary.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
