Library Science at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and approximately 30,559 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 106 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.

UT Knoxville Library Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Library Science

Online Classes Are Available at UT Knoxville

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

UT Knoxville does offer online education options in library science for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

UT Knoxville Library Science Rankings

Library Science Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville Library Science Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 106 students earned a master's degree in library science from UT Knoxville. About 72% of these graduates were women and the other 28% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in library science each year. UT Knoxville does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a library science master's degree from UT Knoxville, 88% 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 Tennessee - Knoxville with a master's in library science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	93
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Library & Information Science	106

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• 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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Librarians	2,630	$55,010
Library Technicians	1,100	$28,160
Library Science Professors	150	$70,720
Archivists	100	$38,430

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 Nightryder84 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.