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Library & Information Science at LIU Post

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Library & Information Science at LIU Post

What traits are you looking for in a library science school? To help you decide if LIU Post is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's library science program.

LIU Post is located in Brookville, New York and approximately 15,066 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 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.

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

65% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 46 students who earned a master's degree in Library & Information Science from LIU Post in 2020-2021, 35% were men and 65% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in library science each year. LIU Post does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a library science master's degree from LIU Post, 57% 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 28% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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 6
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 26
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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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