Library Science at University of Houston - Clear Lake

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

UH Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 9,053 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 Clear Lake Library Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Library Science

UH Clear Lake Library Science Rankings

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Library Science Student Demographics at UH Clear Lake

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

UH Clear Lake Library Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 library science majors earned their master's degree from UH Clear Lake. Of these graduates, 5% were men and 95% were women.

Of the students who received a library science master's degree from UH Clear Lake, 57% 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 43% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Houston - Clear Lake. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Library & Information Science	21

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Education
• Social Sciences

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 TX, the home state for University of Houston - Clear Lake.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Librarians	9,430	$60,810
Library Technicians	3,870	$30,820
Archivists	460	$66,120
Library Science Professors	380	$68,960

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 WhisperToMe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.