Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Library & Information Science at University of Kentucky

Find Schools Near

Library & Information Science at University of Kentucky

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

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and approximately 29,986 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.

UK Library & Information Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Library Science

UK Library & Information Science Rankings

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Library Science Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Library & Information Science Master’s Program

89% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The library science program at UK awarded 99 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 11% of these degrees went to men with the other 89% going to women.

undefined

Of the students who received a library science master's degree from UK, 82% 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 Kentucky with a master's in library science.

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 81
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Managers 3,260 $92,630
Librarians 2,020 $58,440
Library Science Professors 50 $63,080
Archivists 30 $44,410

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.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.