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Library & Information Science at The University of Alabama

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Library & Information Science at The University of Alabama

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

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and approximately 37,840 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 80 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.

UA Library & Information Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Library Science

UA Library & Information Science Rankings

Library Science Student Demographics at UA

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

UA Library & Information Science Master’s Program

71% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 80 students earned a master's degree in library science from UA. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in library science each year. UA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a library science master's degree from UA, 79% 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 The University of Alabama with a master's in library science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 63
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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Librarians 2,370 $54,470
Managers 2,110 $106,680
Library Science Professors 110 $76,660
Archivists 80 $50,790

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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