Library Science at University of Iowa

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

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and approximately 30,318 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.

Iowa Library Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Library Science

Iowa Library Science Rankings

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Library Science Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Library Science Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students earned a master's degree in library science from Iowa. About 78% of these graduates were women and the other 22% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in library science each year. Iowa 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 Iowa, 81% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Iowa. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Library & Information Science	33

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology
• Communication & Journalism
• Education

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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Librarians	1,370	$47,690
Library Technicians	1,200	$33,150
Library Science Professors	50	$75,690

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 KMSatoh202 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.