Library & Information Science at Texas Woman’s University

If you are interested in studying library and information science, you may want to check out the program at Texas Woman's University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

TWU is located in Denton, Texas and approximately 16,433 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.

TWU Library & Information Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Library Science

Online Classes Are Available at TWU

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, TWU does offer online courses in library science for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

TWU Library & Information 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 TWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the library science majors at Texas Woman’s University.

TWU Library & Information Science Master’s Program

Of the 238 students who graduated with a master’s in library science from TWU in 2021, 5% were men and 95% were women.

Of the students who received a library science master's degree from TWU, 67% 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 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	63
White	159
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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 Woman's University.

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.