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Library & Information Science at Syracuse University

Library & Information Science at Syracuse University

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What traits are you looking for in a library and information science school? To help you decide if Syracuse University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's library and information science program.

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and has a total student population of 21,322.

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 and Information Science

Syracuse Library & Information Science Rankings

Library and Information Science Student Demographics at Syracuse

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the library and information 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 and information science master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in library and information science each year. Syracuse 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 and information science master's degree from Syracuse, 70% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the library and information science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 28% of degree recipients. That is 6% 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 and information science.

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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

Careers That Library and Information Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in library and information 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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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