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Library & Information Science at Wayne State University

Library & Information Science at Wayne State University

What traits are you looking for in a library and information science school? To help you decide if Wayne State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's library and information science program.

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 26,241 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.

Wayne State Library & Information Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science

Online Classes Are Available at Wayne State

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Wayne State offers distance education options for library and information science at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Wayne State Library & Information Science Rankings

Library and Information Science Student Demographics at Wayne State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the library and information science majors at Wayne State University.

Wayne State Library & Information Science Master’s Program

84% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of library and information science master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

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Of the students who received a library and information science master's degree from Wayne State, 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 Wayne State University with a master's in library and information science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 105
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That Library and Information Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in library and information 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 MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Managers 6,370 $98,780
Librarians 3,680 $51,780
Library Science Professors 200 $88,030

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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