List of American Library Association accredited library schools explained

The American Library Association accredits the following library schools and master’s programs in library and information studies.^[1]

United States

Alabama

• University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences

Arizona

• University of Arizona School of Information Resources and Library Science (College of Social and Behavioral Sciences)]

California

• San Jose State University

School of Information

• University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Department of Information Studies (UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies)

• University of Southern California (USC)^[2]

Colorado

• University of Denver

Library and Information Science (Morgridge College of Education)

District of Columbia

• The Catholic University of America

School of Library and Information Science

Florida

• Florida State University

Florida's iSchool: School of Library and Information Studies

• University of South Florida

School of Information

Georgia

• Valdosta State University

Library and Information Science

Hawaii

• University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Library and Information Science Program

Illinois

• Chicago State University

Library and Information Science

• Dominican University

Library and Information Science

• University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign: The iSchool at Illinois: Graduate School of Library and Information Science

Indiana

• Indiana University - Bloomington

Department of Information & Library Science

• Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

Department of Library & Information Science

Iowa

• University of Iowa

School of Library and Information Science

Kansas

• Emporia State University

School of Library and Information Management

Kentucky

• University of Kentucky

Library and Information Science

Louisiana

• Louisiana State University

School of Information Studies

Maryland

• University of Maryland, College Park

Maryland's iSchool: College of Information Studies

Massachusetts

• Simmons School of Library and Information Science http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/

Michigan

• University of Michigan

School of Information

• Wayne State University

School of Library and Information Science

Minnesota

• St. Catherine University

Master of Library and Information Science

Mississippi

• University of Southern Mississippi

School of Library and Information Science

Missouri

• University of Missouri

Library and Information Science

New Jersey

• Rutgers University

School of Communication and Information School of Communication and Information (Online)

New York

• Long Island University

Palmer School of Library and Information Science

• Pratt Institute

School of Information and Library Science

• CUNY (Queens College)

Graduate School of Library and Information Studies

• St. John's University

Library and Information Science

• State University of New York (Albany)

College of Computing and Information (Information Studies Department)

• SUNY at Buffalo

Department of Library and Information Studies (Graduate School of Education)

• Syracuse University

School of Information Studies

North Carolina

• East Carolina University

Library Science

• North Carolina Central University

School of Library and Information Sciences

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

UNC School of Information and Library Science

• University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Library and Information Studies (School of Education)

Ohio

• Kent State University

School of Library and Information Science

Oklahoma

• University of Oklahoma

School of Library and Information Studies

Pennsylvania

• Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Department of Library Science

• Drexel University

The iSchool: College of Information Science and Technology

• University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences

Library and Information Science

Rhode Island

• University of Rhode Island

Graduate School of Library and Information Studies

South Carolina

• University of South Carolina

School of Library and Information Science

Tennessee

• University of Tennessee

School of Information Sciences (College of Communication and Information)

Texas

• Texas Woman's University

School of Library and Information Studies

• University of North Texas

Department of Library and Information Sciences (College of Information)

• University of Texas at Austin

School of Information

Washington

• University of Washington

Information School

Wisconsin

• University of Wisconsin–Madison

School of Library and Information Studies

• University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

School of Information Studies

Puerto Rico

• University of Puerto Rico, (Recinto de Río Piedras): Facultad de Comunicación e Información (taught in Spanish)

Canada

Alberta

• University of Alberta

School of Library and Information Studies (Faculty of Education)

British Columbia

• University of British Columbia

iSchool @ UBC (School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies)

Nova Scotia

• Dalhousie University

School of Information Management

Ontario

• University of Toronto

Faculty of Information (iSchool)

• University of Western Ontario

Master of Library and Information Science (Faculty of Information and Media Studies)

• University of Ottawa

School of Information Studies Master of Information Studies

Quebec

• McGill University

School of Information Studies (mostly taught in English)

• Université de Montréal

École de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l'information (taught in French)

England

University College London MA Library and Information Studies.^{[3] [4]}

Conditionally accredited library schools

• East Carolina University

Library Science

• University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Department of Information Studies (UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies)

• St. Catherine University

Master of Library and Information Science

External links

• ALA Accredited Programs
• List of ALA-Accredited Library Schools

Notes and References

1. News: America's Best Grad Schools of Library and Information Studies (2014). U.S. News & World Report. 2013-03-12.
2. Web site: USC Library Master's Degree Program Earns ALA Accreditation USC Libraries. libraries.usc.edu. 2020-05-25.
3. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/taught-degrees/library-and-information-studies-ma MA Library and Information Studies
4. https://www.ala.org/news/2024/07/american-library-association-accredits-university-college-london American Library Association accredits University College London