Library Science at University of Arizona

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 University of Arizona stacks up to those at other schools.

University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and has a total student population of 45,601. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 73 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.

University of Arizona Library Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Library Science

University of Arizona Library Science Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in library science, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Library Science Student Demographics at University of Arizona

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

University of Arizona Library Science Master’s Program

The library science program at University of Arizona awarded 73 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 21% of these degrees went to men with the other 79% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in library science each year. University of Arizona does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a library science master's degree from University of Arizona, 58% 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 37% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Library Science

The following library science concentations are available at University of Arizona. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Arizona. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Library & Information Science	92

Related Majors

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

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 AZ, the home state for University of Arizona.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Managers	8,520	$101,630
Librarians	1,540	$49,240
Library Technicians	1,250	$33,170
Archivists	90	$43,890

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 Msr69er under License

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