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Library Science at North Carolina Central University

Library Science at North Carolina Central University

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

North Carolina Central University is located in Durham, North Carolina and has a total student population of 8,078.

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.

North Carolina Central University Library Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Library Science

Online Classes Are Available at North Carolina Central University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? North Carolina Central University offers distance education options for library science at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

North Carolina Central University Library Science Rankings

Library Science Student Demographics at North Carolina Central University

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

North Carolina Central University Library Science Master’s Program

83% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of library science master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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Of the students who received a library science master's degree from North Carolina Central University, 54% 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 45% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 22
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 38
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Library Science

If you plan to be a library science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from North Carolina Central University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Library & Information Science 89

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 North Carolina Central University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Managers 11,990 $121,500
Librarians 4,370 $55,020
Library Technicians 2,580 $34,340
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.

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