Library & Information Science at Queens College
If you plan to study library & information science, take a look at what Queens College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.QC is located in Queens, New York and approximately 19,700 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.
QC Library & Information Science Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Library Science
QC Library & Information 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 & Information Science Master’s Program
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 15% 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 & Information Science
If you plan to be a library science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Queens College. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Library & Information Science | 94 |
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 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 |
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.