Library & Information Science at Texas A&M University - Commerce

What traits are you looking for in a library science school? To help you decide if Texas A&M University - Commerce is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's library science program.

Texas A&M Commerce is located in Commerce, Texas and approximately 12,249 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.

Texas A&M Commerce Library & Information Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Library Science

Online Classes Are Available at Texas A&M Commerce

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Texas A&M Commerce offers distance education options for library science at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Texas A&M Commerce Library & Information Science Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Library Science Student Demographics at Texas A&M Commerce

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the library science majors at Texas A&M University - Commerce.

Texas A&M Commerce Library & Information Science Master’s Program

Of the 54 students who earned a master's degree in Library & Information Science from Texas A&M Commerce in 2020-2021, 2% were men and 98% were women.

Of the students who received a library science master's degree from Texas A&M Commerce, 70% were white. This is typical 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 Texas A&M University - Commerce with a master's in library science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

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 TX, the home state for Texas A&M University - Commerce.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Librarians	9,430	$60,810
Archivists	460	$66,120
Library Science Professors	380	$68,960

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
• Image Credit: By Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.