Library & Information Science at University of Denver

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

DU is located in Denver, Colorado and approximately 13,856 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.

DU Library & Information Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Library Science

DU Library & Information Science Rankings

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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 & Information 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. In the library science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 22% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

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 CO, the home state for University of Denver.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Managers	8,940	$138,490
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.