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Library Science at San Jose State University

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 San Jose State University stacks up to those at other schools.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and has a total student population of 36,208.

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.

San Jose State Library Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Library Science

Online Classes Are Available at San Jose State

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? San Jose State offers distance education options for library science at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

San Jose State Library Science Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Library Science Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Library Science Master’s Program

82% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 631 students earned a master's degree in library science from San Jose State. About 82% of these graduates were women and the other 18% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in library science each year. San Jose State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a library science master's degree from San Jose State, 57% 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 33% 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 San Jose State University with a master's in library science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 49
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 114
White 359
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 90

Concentrations Within Library Science

Library 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 San Jose State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Library & Information Science 648

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 CA, the home state for San Jose State University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Library Technicians 10,180 $45,750
Librarians 8,560 $81,580
Archivists 380 $72,240
Library Science Professors 240 $99,110

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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