Library Science at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

If you are interested in studying library science, you may want to check out the program at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and has a total student population of 24,723.

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.

CU Anschutz Library Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Library Science

Online Classes Are Available at CU Anschutz

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, CU Anschutz does offer online courses in library science for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

CU Anschutz Library 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 CU Anschutz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the library science majors at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

CU Anschutz Library Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 library science majors earned their master's degree from CU Anschutz. Of these graduates, 21% were men and 79% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in library science each year. CU Anschutz does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a library science master's degree from CU Anschutz, 68% 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 26% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Library Science

Library Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Library & Information Science	34

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology

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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Library Technicians	2,820	$34,380
Librarians	2,120	$63,960
Library Science Professors	110	$71,830
Archivists	80	$51,080

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.