Library & Information Science at Syracuse University

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

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and approximately 21,322 students attend the school each year.

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.

Syracuse Library & Information Science Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Library Science

Syracuse Library & Information Science Rankings

Library Science Student Demographics at Syracuse

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

Syracuse Library & Information Science Master’s Program

81% Women

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of library science master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in library science each year. Syracuse does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a library science master's degree from Syracuse, 70% 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 28% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	77
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

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 Syracuse University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Library & Information Science	119

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 NY, the home state for Syracuse University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Librarians	12,690	$68,520
Archivists	1,170	$56,270
Library Science Professors	450	$84,610

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
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