Library Science at Syracuse University

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

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and has a total student population of 21,322. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 119 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.

Syracuse Library Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Library Science

Syracuse Library Science Rankings

Library Science Student Demographics at Syracuse

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

Syracuse Library Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of library science master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in library science each year. Syracuse does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a library science master's degree from Syracuse, 70% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the library science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	83
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Library 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 Syracuse University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Library & Information Science	119

Related Majors

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

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 Syracuse University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Librarians	12,690	$68,520
Library Technicians	8,120	$35,050
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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.