Library Science at University of Southern California

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

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287.

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.

USC Library Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Library Science

Online Classes Are Available at USC

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.

USC does offer online education options in library science for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

USC 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.

Library Science Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Library Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students graduated with a master's degree in library science from USC. About 14% were men and 86% were women.

In the library science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 61% of degree recipients. That is 39% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Library Science

If you plan to be a library science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Southern California. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Library & Information Science	36

Related Majors

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

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 CA, the home state for University of Southern California.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Library Technicians	10,180	$45,750
Librarians	8,560	$81,580
Archivists	380	$72,240
Library Science Professors	240	$99,110

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 Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.