Library & Information Science at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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

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 & Information Science section at the bottom of this page.

UT Knoxville Library & Information Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Library Science

Online Classes Are Available at UT Knoxville

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? UT Knoxville offers distance education options for library science at the following degree levels:

UT Knoxville 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 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 & Information Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 106 library science majors earned their master's degree from UT Knoxville. Of these graduates, 28% were men and 72% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in library science each year. UT Knoxville does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a library science master's degree from UT Knoxville, 88% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	93
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Nightryder84 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.