Library Science at University of Maryland - College Park

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

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and has a total student population of 40,709.

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.

UMCP Library Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Library Science

Online Classes Are Available at UMCP

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UMCP does offer online courses in library science for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UMCP Library Science Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in library science, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Library Science Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Library Science Master’s Program

Of the 104 library science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UMCP, about 16% were men and 84% were women.

Of the students who received a library science master's degree from UMCP, 76% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	79
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Library Science

The following library science concentations are available at University of Maryland - College Park. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Maryland - College Park. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Library & Information Science	103
Other Library & Archives Assisting	1

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Psychology
• 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Librarians	2,950	$72,470
Library Technicians	1,780	$39,160
Archivists	430	$67,360
Library Science Professors	70	$100,740

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 Bgervais under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.