Library Science at University of Southern California

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

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 46,287 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 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.

USC Library Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Library Science

Online Classes Are Available at USC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

USC does offer online education options in library science for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

USC Library Science Rankings

Library Science Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Library Science Master’s Program

Of the 36 library science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from USC, about 14% were men and 86% were women.

In the library science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 61% of degree recipients. That is 40% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Library 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 Southern California. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Library & Information Science	36

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism

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 CA, the home state for University of Southern California.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Library Technicians	10,180	$45,750
Librarians	8,560	$81,580
Archivists	380	$72,240
Library Science Professors	240	$99,110

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 Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.