Library & Information Science at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Every library and information 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 has a total student population of 30,559. 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 & Information Science section at the bottom of this page.

UT Knoxville Library & Information Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Library Science

Online Classes Are Available at UT Knoxville

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

UT Knoxville Library & Information 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 & Information Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of library science master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. 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

Related Majors

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 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.