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
• Doctorate Degree in Library Science

Dominican U Library Science Rankings

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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

Of the 62 library science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Dominican U, about 13% were men and 87% were women.

Of the students who received a library science master's degree from Dominican U, 60% 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 32% of degree recipients. That is 10% 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	2
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

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
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By HalloweenHJB under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.