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Library & Information Science at University of Arizona

Library & Information Science at University of Arizona

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

University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and has a total student population of 45,601.

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.

University of Arizona Library & Information Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Library Science

University of Arizona Library & Information Science Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in library science, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Library Science Student Demographics at University of Arizona

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

University of Arizona Library & Information Science Master’s Program

81% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of library science master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in library science each year. University of Arizona 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 science master's degree from University of Arizona, 65% 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 31% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 34
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Library & Information Science

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Library & Information Science 92

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 AZ, the home state for University of Arizona.

Occupation Jobs in AZ Average Salary in AZ
Managers 8,520 $101,630
Librarians 1,540 $49,240
Archivists 90 $43,890

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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