Library Science at Dominican University

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

Dominican U is located in River Forest, Illinois and has a total student population of 3,189.

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.

Dominican U Library Science Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Library Science

Dominican U Library Science Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in library science, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Library Science Student Demographics at Dominican U

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

Dominican U Library Science Master’s Program

82% Women

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of library science master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in library science each year. Dominican U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a library science master's degree from Dominican U, 63% 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 26% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	59
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Library Science

Library Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Dominican University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Library & Information Science	66

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 IL, the home state for Dominican University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Librarians	6,040	$57,680
Library Technicians	5,270	$36,190
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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
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