Library & Information Science

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2017
4,880
declining 3.17%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$7,471
growing 5.26%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$35,038
growing 2%
Average Wage
$58,219
growing 2.36%
People in Workforce
24,854
growing 10.3%
Average Employee Age
50.6
growing 0.092%

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The locations with the highest concentration of Library & Information Science degree recipients are San Jose, CA, Denton, TX, and Champaign, IL. The locations with a relatively high number of Library & Information Science degree recipients are Clarion, PA, Emporia, KS, and San Jose, CA. The most common degree awarded to students studying Library & Information Science is a masters degree.

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Library & Information Science and the types of students that study this field. San Jose State University awards the most degrees in Library & Information Science in the US, but Clarion University of Pennsylvania and Emporia State University have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Library & Information Science.

Tuition costs for Library & Information Science majors are, on average, $7,471 for in-state public colleges, and $35,038 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Library & Information Science programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (58 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (4,108 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Library & Information Science

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Library & Information Science, is Public, 4-year or above (4,108 completions).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Library & Information Science programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$7,471
Median In-State Public
$35,038
Median Out of State Private

San Jose State University has the most Library & Information Science degree recipients, with 517 degrees awarded in 2017.

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Specialized Colleges

Out of all institutions that offer Library & Information Science programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Clarion University of Pennsylvania and Emporia State University have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Library & Information Science, with 9.88% and 9.38%, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Library & Information Science

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Library & Information Science by year.

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Library Science graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Library Science majors is $58,219 and the most common occupations are Librarians and media collections specialists, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Education administrators.

The industry that employs the most Library Science majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Computer Systems Design.

Wages

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

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$58,219
Average Wage in Workforce
± $7,556
2.36%
1 Year Growth
± 18%

The average salary for Library Science majors is $58,219 and the most common occupations are Librarians and media collections specialists, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Education administrators.

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Highest Paying Locations

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This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Library Science majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Library Science majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

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Occupations

Most Common

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Most Specialized

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Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Library Science majors working as Librarians and media collections specialists, Education administrators, and Postsecondary teachers.

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Highest Paid

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The highest paid occupations by median income for Library Science majors are Other managers, Education administrators, and Postsecondary teachers.

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Occupations by Share

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24,854
2018 Workforce
± 3,870
10.3%
1 Year Growth
± 20.5%

The number of Library Science graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 10.3%, from 22,534 in 2017 to 24,854 in 2018.

The largest single share of Library Science graduates go on to work as Librarians and media collections specialists (37.5%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Library Science by share of the total number of graduates.

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Industries

Most Common

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Highest Paid

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Industries by Share

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24,854
2018 Workforce
± 3,870
10.3%
1 Year Growth
± 20.5%

The number of Library Science graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 10.3%, from 22,534 in 2017 to 24,854 in 2018.

The industry which employs the most Library Science graduates by share is Elementary & secondary schools, followed by Libraries & archives. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Library Science.

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Specialty Locations

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This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Library Science majors.

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Diversity

Demographic information on those who earn a degree in Library Science in the US. The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Library Science is 50.6, and the most common degree type these workers hold is a Masters Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Library Science degrees, and White students earn the majority (3,645) of the degrees.

Workforce Age

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50.6
Average Age in 2018
± 1.98 Years
0.092%
1 Year Change
± 5.5%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Library Science. The most common ages of employees with this major are 60 and 59 years old, which represent 7.39% and 6.67% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Library & Information Science are Masters Degree, Postbaccalaureate Certificate, and Bachelors Degree.

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Workforce Degrees

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The most common degree types held by the working population in Library Science are Masters Degree, Bachelors Degree, and Doctorate degree.

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Gender Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (82.6%)
Most Common Gender with a Degree in this Field

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    3,645 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    393 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American
    251 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Library & Information Science for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Gender Combination
  1. White Female
    66 degree-grads_ethnicity_genders awarded
  2. White Male
    11 degree-grads_ethnicity_genders awarded
  3. Black or African American Female
    7 degree-grads_ethnicity_genders awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by gender for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Library & Information Science. White Female students, who earn most of the degree-grads_ethnicity_genders in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and gender.

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Global Diversity

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Library & Information Science field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Library & Information Science majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Library & Information Science majors need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Operation and Control, and Operation Monitoring.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Library & Information Science majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Management of Financial Resources is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Speaking, and Active Listening are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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