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Library Science at University of California - Los Angeles

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

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 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.

UCLA Library Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Library Science

UCLA Library 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 UCLA

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

UCLA Library Science Master’s Program

77% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 library science majors earned their master's degree from UCLA. Of these graduates, 23% were men and 77% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in library science each year. UCLA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a library science master's degree from UCLA, 53% 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 47% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Library Science

The following library science concentations are available at University of California - Los Angeles. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Los Angeles. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Library & Archives Assisting 47

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Los Angeles.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Library Technicians 10,180 $45,750
Librarians 8,560 $81,580
Archivists 380 $72,240
Library Science Professors 240 $99,110

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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