Library Science at Simmons University

Every library 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 Simmons University stacks up to those at other schools.

Simmons is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 6,263. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 252 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 Science section at the bottom of this page.

Simmons Library Science Degrees Available

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

Simmons Library Science Rankings

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

Library Science Student Demographics at Simmons

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

Simmons Library Science Master’s Program

Of the 252 library science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Simmons, about 16% were men and 84% were women.

Of the students who received a library science master's degree from Simmons, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	202
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Concentrations Within Library Science

Library Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Simmons University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Library & Information Science	273

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Education
• Psychology

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 MA, the home state for Simmons University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Librarians	4,520	$70,860
Library Technicians	3,080	$46,980
Archivists	230	$63,270

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.