The Library Science Major at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

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Library & Information Science at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

If you plan to study library & information science, take a look at what University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and approximately 24,723 students attend the school each year.

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.

CU Anschutz Library & Information Science Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Library Science

CU Anschutz Library & Information Science Rankings

Library Science Student Demographics at CU Anschutz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the library science majors at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

CU Anschutz Library & Information Science Master’s Program

79% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of library science master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in library science each year. CU Anschutz does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a library science master's degree from CU Anschutz, 85% 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 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus with a master's in library science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Library & Information Science

If you plan to be a library science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Library & Information Science	34

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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Librarians	2,120	$63,960
Library Science Professors	110	$71,830
Archivists	80	$51,080

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

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