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Library & Information Science at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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Library & Information Science at University of South Carolina - Columbia

Every library and information science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the library science program at University of South Carolina - Columbia stacks up to those at other schools.

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 35,470.

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.

UofSC Library & Information Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Library Science

UofSC Library & Information Science Rankings

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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 & Information Science Master’s Program

85% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 119 students who earned a master's degree in Library & Information Science from UofSC in 2020-2021, 15% were men and 85% were women.

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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.

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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

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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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