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Library & Information Science at LIU Post

Library & Information Science at LIU Post

Every library & information science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the library science program at LIU Post stacks up to those at other schools.

LIU Post is located in Brookville, New York and approximately 15,066 students attend the school each year.

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.

LIU Post Library & Information Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Library Science

LIU Post Library & Information Science Rankings

Library Science Student Demographics at LIU Post

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

LIU Post Library & Information Science Master’s Program

86% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of library science master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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Of the students who received a library science master's degree from LIU Post, 66% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 23
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Concentrations Within Library & Information Science

If you plan to be a library science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from LIU Post. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Library & Information Science 82
Archives/Archival Administration 20

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 NY, the home state for LIU Post.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Managers 16,600 $124,160
Librarians 12,690 $68,520
Archivists 1,170 $56,270
Library Science Professors 450 $84,610

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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