Library Science at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Every library science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the library science program at Rutgers University - New Brunswick stacks up to those at other schools.

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and has a total student population of 50,411.

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.

Rutgers New Brunswick Library Science Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Library Science

Rutgers New Brunswick Library Science Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in library science, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Library Science Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Library Science Master’s Program

63% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of library science master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in library science each year. Rutgers New Brunswick does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

Of the students who received a library science master's degree from Rutgers New Brunswick, 75% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	112
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Library & Information Science	194

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 NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Librarians	4,510	$67,700
Library Technicians	2,420	$37,350
Library Science Professors	140	$76,200

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
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