Library Science at University of Hawaii at Manoa

What traits are you looking for in a library science school? To help you decide if University of Hawaii at Manoa is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's library science program.

UH Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and approximately 18,025 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.

UH Manoa Library Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Library Science

Online Classes Are Available at UH Manoa

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, UH Manoa does offer online courses in library science for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UH Manoa 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 UH Manoa

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

UH Manoa Library Science Master’s Program

Of the 11 library science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UH Manoa, about 9% were men and 91% were women.

In the library science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Library Science

Library Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Hawaii at Manoa. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Library & Information Science	11

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• 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 HI, the home state for University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Occupation	Jobs in HI	Average Salary in HI
Managers	2,000	$93,760
Librarians	530	$67,800
Library Technicians	180	$41,930

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 No machine-readable author provided. under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.