Library Science at University of Denver

Every library science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the library science program at University of Denver stacks up to those at other schools.

DU is located in Denver, Colorado and has a total student population of 13,856.

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.

DU Library Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Library Science

DU Library Science Rankings

Library Science Student Demographics at DU

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

DU Library Science Master’s Program

Of the 45 library science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from DU, about 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in library science each year. DU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a library science master's degree from DU, 76% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Library Science

If you plan to be a library science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Denver. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Library & Information Science	45

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Education
• 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 Denver.

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 CW221 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.