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Library & Information Science at University of Iowa

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Library & Information Science at University of Iowa

If you are interested in studying library and information science, you may want to check out the program at University of Iowa. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and approximately 30,318 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 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.

Iowa Library & Information Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Library Science

Iowa Library & Information Science Rankings

Library Science Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Library & Information Science Master’s Program

78% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The library science program at Iowa awarded 27 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 22% of these degrees went to men with the other 78% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in library science each year. Iowa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a library science master's degree from Iowa, 81% 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 Iowa with a master's in library science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 22
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Managers 2,880 $101,360
Librarians 1,370 $47,690
Library Science Professors 50 $75,690

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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