Library Science at Texas Woman’s University

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

TWU is located in Denton, Texas and approximately 16,433 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 238 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.

TWU Library Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Library Science

Online Classes Are Available at TWU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? TWU offers distance education options for library science at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

TWU Library Science Rankings

Library Science Student Demographics at TWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the library science majors at Texas Woman’s University.

TWU Library Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 238 library science majors earned their master's degree from TWU. Of these graduates, 5% were men and 95% were women.

Of the students who received a library science master's degree from TWU, 67% 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 33% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	63
White	159
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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 Texas Woman's University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Library & Information Science	347

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Family, Consumer & Human 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 TX, the home state for Texas Woman's University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Librarians	9,430	$60,810
Library Technicians	3,870	$30,820
Archivists	460	$66,120
Library Science Professors	380	$68,960

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.