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Library & Information Science at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Library & Information Science at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 44,640. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 90 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.

UW - Madison Library & Information Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Library Science

UW - Madison Library & Information 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 UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Library & Information Science Master’s Program

84% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 90 library science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UW - Madison, about 16% were men and 84% were women.

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Of the students who received a library science master's degree from UW - Madison, 77% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 69
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
Managers 12,400 $85,050
Librarians 2,040 $57,330
Archivists 90 $47,800

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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