Library Science at Queens College

Every library 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 Queens College stacks up to those at other schools.

QC is located in Queens, New York and has a total student population of 19,700.

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.

QC Library Science Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Library Science

QC Library Science Rankings

Library Science Student Demographics at QC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the library science majors at Queens College.

QC Library Science Master’s Program

75% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of library science master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in library science each year. QC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a library science master's degree from QC, 61% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the library science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	52
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Library Science

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Library & Information Science	94

Education

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 NY, the home state for Queens College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Librarians	12,690	$68,520
Library Technicians	8,120	$35,050
Archivists	1,170	$56,270
Library Science Professors	450	$84,610

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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