Best Colleges in Health Librarianship Program

This page introduces the top colleges in Health Librarianship program. Drexel University is ranked first in Health Librarianship program ranking and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is placed in second. Next describes the Health Librarianship program in general.

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Academic Comparison Between Best Colleges in Health Librarianship Program

6 public and 1 private schools are ranked in the top Health Librarianship colleges. The average acceptance rate of the schools is 58.43% where University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has the tightest acceptance rate of 23% and University of Kentucky has the highest rate of 94%. Total 244,702 students are enrolled into the best Health Librarianship schools where University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has the largest population with 48,216 students and Drexel University is the smallest school with 24,190 students. The average graduation rate is 77.14% and the average students to faculty ratio is 16.00:1 at those colleges.

Next table shows the academic information and key facts of the best Health Librarianship colleges including acceptance rate, graduation rates, student population, and students to faculty ratio.

Table. Best Colleges in Health Librarianship Program

Rank	Name	Acceptance Rates	Graduation Rates	Population	Student-Faculty Ratio
1	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	77%	71%	24,190	11:1 (9.09 %)
2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	23%	91%	29,911	13:1 (7.69 %)
3	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	59%	82%	28,642	14:1 (7.14 %)
4	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	94%	65%	29,465	17:1 (5.88 %)
4	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	23%	92%	46,002	11:1 (9.09 %)
6	University of North Texas Denton, TX	71%	54%	38,276	26:1 (3.85 %)
7	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	62%	85%	48,216	20:1 (5.00 %)
	Average	58.43%	77.14%	244,702 (Total)	16.00:1 (6.25 %)

Best College In Health Librarianship 2019 Tuition Comparison and 2020 Estimated Costs

Next table lists 2018-2019 tuition & fees and compares the costs between the best college in health librarianship. The 2018-2019 costs are officially published by IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education. The estimated costs for year 2019-2020 are calculated and estimated based on each school's tuition rates last year.

For the undergraduate programs, the average tuition & fees of the best college in health librarianship is $35,913 where Drexel University has the most expensive costs with $53,244 and University of North Texas has the lowest amount of tuition with $20,812. The average graduate tuition & fees of the best college in health librarianship is $32,637 where University of Michigan-Ann Arbor has the highest tuition with $47,006 and University of North Texas has the lowest amount of graduate school tuition with $14,808.

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Table. Best College In Health Librarianship 2019 Undergraduate Tuition Comparison and 2020 Estimation

Rank	School Name	2019 Tuition & Fees		2020 Estimated Tuition & Fees
		In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State
1	Drexel University	$53,244		$54,515
2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	$8,987	$35,170	$8,969	$35,762
3	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	$19,080	$32,052	$19,080	$33,527
4	University of Kentucky	$12,245	$29,099	$12,556	$30,192
4	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	$15,262	$49,350	$14,779	$49,559
6	University of North Texas	$10,852	$20,812	$11,169	$21,125
7	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	$15,094	$31,664	$13,175	$28,878
	Average	$13,587	$35,913	$13,288	$36,222

Table. Best College In Health Librarianship 2019 Graduate School Tuition Comparison and 2020 Estimation

Rank	School Name	2019 Tuition & Fees		2020 Estimated Tuition & Fees
		In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State
1	Drexel University	$34,995		$36,023
2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	$12,212	$29,423	$12,502	$29,709
3	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	$23,696	$39,586	$24,265	$41,424
4	University of Kentucky	$13,052	$31,364	$13,386	$32,547
4	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	$23,456	$47,006	$24,241	$48,579
6	University of North Texas	$7,338	$14,808	$7,515	$14,983
7	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	$18,126	$31,279	$18,029	$30,756
	Average	$16,313	$32,637	$16,656	$33,431