Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Library & Information Science at East Carolina University

Library & Information Science at East Carolina University

If you plan to study library & information science, take a look at what East Carolina University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and has a total student population of 28,798.

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.

ECU Library & Information Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Library Science

ECU Library & Information Science Rankings

Library Science Student Demographics at ECU

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

ECU Library & Information Science Master’s Program

91% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 9% of library science master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

undefined

Of the students who received a library science master's degree from ECU, 88% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 50
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Library & Information Science

Library & Information Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at East Carolina University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Library & Information Science 79

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 NC, the home state for East Carolina University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Managers 11,990 $121,500
Librarians 4,370 $55,020
Library Science Professors 120 $72,410
Archivists 110 $51,960

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.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.