Get Your Library Science Degree in 2008…Online

U.S. News & World Report (01/21/08 issue) released a listing of the country’s largest E-learning programs for Library Science:

1.  San Jose State University (CA)

• Year launched: 2000
• Number of students (fall 2006): 1,900
• Technical help? (daily hours): yes [15]
• Limit on class size? (max. students): yes[25]
• Typical per-credit hour charge ($): 4,203/8,271

2. University of South Florida

• Year launched: 1999
• Number of students (fall 2006): 800
• Technical help? (daily hours): yes [12]
• Limit on class size? (max. students): yes[30]
• Typical per-credit hour charge ($): 800/919

3. University of North Texas

• Year launched: 1999
• Number of students (fall 2006):650
• Technical help? (daily hours): yes [14]
• Limit on class size? (max. students): yes[30]
• Typical per-credit hour charge ($): 195/473

4. Texas Woman’s University

• Year launched: 2002
• Number of students (fall 2006): 592
• Technical help? (daily hours): yes [13]
• Limit on class size? (max. students): yes[30]
• Typical per-credit hour charge ($): 183/461

5. Drexel University (PA)

• Year launched: 2000
• Number of students (fall 2006): 443
• Technical help? (daily hours): yes [24]
• Limit on class size? (max. students): yes[25]
• Typical per-credit hour charge ($): 835

6. University of South Carolina-Columbia

• Year launched: 2002
• Number of students (fall 2006): 411
• Technical help? (daily hours): yes [8]
• Limit on class size? (max. students): no
• Typical per-credit hour charge ($): 411/874

7. Southern Connecticut State University

• Year launched: 1999
• Number of students (fall 2006): 275
• Technical help? (daily hours): yes [12]
• Limit on class size? (max. students): yes[20]
• Typical per-credit hour charge ($): 482/482

8. Western Kentucky University

• Year launched: 2001
• Number of students (fall 2006): 269
• Technical help? (daily hours): yes [10]
• Limit on class size? (max. students): yes[25]
• Typical per-credit hour charge ($): 421/421

9. University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign

• Year launched:1996
• Number of students (fall 2006): 258
• Technical help? (daily hours): yes [12]
• Limit on class size? (max. students): yes[25]
• Typical per-credit hour charge ($): 17,920/33,760

10. East Carolina University (NC)

• Year launched: 1996
• Number of students (fall 2006): 240
• Technical help? (daily hours): yes [10]
• Limit on class size? (max. students): yes[20]
• Typical per-credit hour charge ($): 139/644

11. Syracuse University (NY)

• Year launched: 1993
• Number of students (fall 2006): 221
• Technical help? (daily hours): yes [12]
• Limit on class size? (max. students): yes[25]
• Typical per-credit hour charge ($): 1012

12. University of Washington

• Year launched: 2002
• Number of students (fall 2006): 175
• Technical help? (daily hours): no
• Limit on class size? (max. students): yes[40]
• Typical per-credit hour charge ($): 486/486

13. University of Southern Mississippi

• Year launched: 2002
• Number of students (fall 2006): 171
• Technical help? (daily hours): yes [12]
• Limit on class size? (max. students): yes[25]
• Typical per-credit hour charge ($): 273/377

14. University of Pittsburgh

• Year launched: 2001
• Number of students (fall 2006): 144
• Technical help? (daily hours): yes [24]
• Limit on class size? (max. students): no
• Typical per-credit hour charge ($): 640/1,168

15. University of Tennessee

• Year launched: 1996
• Number of students (fall 2006): 114
• Technical help? (daily hours): yes [12]
• Limit on class size? (max. students): yes[35]
• Typical per-credit hour charge ($): 310/937