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Library Science at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Library Science at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

If you are interested in studying library science, you may want to check out the program at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and approximately 30,559 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Library Science section at the bottom of this page.

UT Knoxville Library Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Library Science

UT Knoxville Library Science Rankings

Library Science Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville Library Science Master’s Program

84% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of library science master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

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Of the students who received a library science master's degree from UT Knoxville, 86% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 92
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Concentrations Within Library Science

The following library science concentations are available at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Library & Information Science 106

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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Managers 14,480 $83,010
Librarians 2,630 $55,010
Library Technicians 1,100 $28,160
Library Science Professors 150 $70,720
Archivists 100 $38,430

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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