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Library & Information Science at San Jose State University

Library & Information Science at San Jose State University

Every library & information 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 & Information Science section at the bottom of this page.

San Jose State Library & Information Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Library Science

San Jose State Library & Information Science Rankings

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 & Information Science Master’s Program

82% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of library science master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

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Of the students who received a library science master's degree from San Jose State, 56% 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 36% of degree recipients. That is 15% 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 62
Black or African American 21
Hispanic or Latino 129
White 376
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 83

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Library & Information Science 626
Archives/Archival Administration 22

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
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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