Library & Information Science at Chicago State University

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

CSU is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 2,644 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.

CSU Library & Information Science Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Library Science

CSU Library & Information Science Rankings

Library Science Student Demographics at CSU

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

CSU Library & Information Science Master’s Program

62% Women

54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of library science master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in library science each year. CSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

In the library science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 32% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Library & Information Science

The following library science concentations are available at Chicago State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Chicago State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Library & Information Science	5

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 IL, the home state for Chicago State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Librarians	6,040	$57,680
Library Science Professors	390	$69,760
Archivists	170	$63,200

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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