Library & Information Science at Appalachian State University

Every library and information science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the library science program at Appalachian State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and has a total student population of 20,023.

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.

Appalachian State Library & Information Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Library Science

Online Classes Are Available at Appalachian 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.

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

• Master’s Degree

Appalachian State Library & Information Science Rankings

Library Science Student Demographics at Appalachian State

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

Appalachian State Library & Information Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 library science majors earned their master's degree from Appalachian State. Of these graduates, 4% were men and 96% were women.

Of the students who received a library science master's degree from Appalachian State, 100% 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 Appalachian State University with a master's in library science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 NC, the home state for Appalachian State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Librarians	4,370	$55,020
Library Science Professors	120	$72,410
Archivists	110	$51,960

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 Clayhefner under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.