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Library & Information Science at University of Iowa

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Library & Information Science at University of Iowa

Every library and information 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 Iowa stacks up to those at other schools.

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 & Information Science section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa Library & Information Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Library Science

Iowa Library & Information Science Rankings

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 & Information Science Master’s Program

78% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 27 students who graduated with a master’s in library science from Iowa in 2021, 22% were men and 78% were women. 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.

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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.

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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

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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