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Library & Information Science at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Library & Information Science at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

If you plan to study library & information science, take a look at what University of Washington - Seattle Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 48,149.

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.

UW Seattle Library & Information Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Library Science

UW Seattle Library & Information Science Rankings

Library Science Student Demographics at UW Seattle

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the library science majors at University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

UW Seattle Library & Information Science Master’s Program

76% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of library science master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in library science each year. UW Seattle does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a library science master's degree from UW Seattle, 70% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the library science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 28% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 94
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

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 Washington - Seattle Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Library & Information Science 122

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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Managers 11,280 $125,490
Librarians 2,970 $71,780
Archivists 150 $56,690
Library Science Professors 90 $99,390

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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