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Library Science at University of Kentucky

If you plan to study library science, take a look at what University of Kentucky has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and has a total student population of 29,986. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 99 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.

UK Library Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Library Science

UK Library Science Rankings

Library Science Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Library Science Master’s Program

89% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 99 students who graduated with a master’s in library science from UK in 2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

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Of the students who received a library science master's degree from UK, 82% 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 Kentucky with a master's in library science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 81
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

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 University of Kentucky. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Library & Information Science 99

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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Managers 3,260 $92,630
Librarians 2,020 $58,440
Library Technicians 830 $28,450
Library Science Professors 50 $63,080
Archivists 30 $44,410

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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