Library Science at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and approximately 35,470 students attend the school each year.

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.

UofSC Library Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Library Science

UofSC Library Science Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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 UofSC

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

UofSC Library Science Master’s Program

The library science program at UofSC awarded 119 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 15% of these degrees went to men with the other 85% going to women.

Of the students who received a library science master's degree from UofSC, 87% 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 South Carolina - Columbia with a master's in library science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	104
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Library Science

Library 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 South Carolina - Columbia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Library & Information Science	121

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism

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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Librarians	1,760	$57,650
Managers	1,760	$100,890
Library Technicians	1,490	$32,000
Archivists	90	$42,530
Library Science Professors	50	$75,680

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 Idibri under License

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