Library & Information Science at University of Rhode Island

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

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 17,649.

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.

URI Library & Information Science Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Library Science

URI Library & Information Science Rankings

Library Science Student Demographics at URI

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

URI Library & Information Science Master’s Program

78% Women

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of library science master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in library science each year. URI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a library science master's degree from URI, 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 Rhode Island with a master's in library science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	45
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Library & Information Science	46

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 RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Managers	830	$114,660
Librarians	750	$69,010
Archivists	80	$59,520

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
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