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Library & Information Science at University of Maine at Augusta

Library & Information Science at University of Maine at Augusta

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

UMA is located in Augusta, Maine and approximately 4,202 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.

UMA Library & Information Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Library Science

UMA Library & Information Science Rankings

The library science major at UMA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Library & Information Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Library Science Student Demographics at UMA

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

UMA Library & Information Science Bachelor’s Program

93% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 7% of library science bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in library science at UMA are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 22
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Library & Information Science

Library & Information Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Maine at Augusta. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Library & Information Science 25

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 ME, the home state for University of Maine at Augusta.

Occupation Jobs in ME Average Salary in ME
Managers 1,380 $96,570
Librarians 800 $51,010
Archivists 40 $46,440

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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