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Library & Information Science at Dominican University

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Library & Information Science at Dominican University

If you plan to study library and information science, take a look at what Dominican University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Dominican U is located in River Forest, Illinois and has a total student population of 3,189. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 62 students received their master's degree in library science.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Library & Information Science section at the bottom of this page.

Dominican U Library & Information Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Library Science
  • Doctorate Degree in Library Science

Dominican U Library & Information Science Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in library science, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Library Science Student Demographics at Dominican U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the library science majors at Dominican University.

Dominican U Library & Information Science Master’s Program

87% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of library science master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

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Of the students who received a library science master's degree from Dominican U, 60% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the library science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 32% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Dominican University with a master's in library science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 37
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Careers That Library Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in library science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Dominican University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Librarians 6,040 $57,680
Library Science Professors 390 $69,760
Archivists 170 $63,200

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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