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Library Science at Wayne State University

If you plan to study library science, take a look at what Wayne State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and has a total student population of 26,241.

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.

Wayne State Library Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Library Science

Wayne State Library Science Rankings

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Library Science Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State Library Science Master’s Program

87% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 142 students who earned a master's degree in Library Science from Wayne State in 2020-2021, 13% were men and 87% were women.

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Of the students who received a library science master's degree from Wayne State, 82% 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 Wayne State University with a master's in library science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 117
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Concentrations Within Library Science

The following library science concentations are available at Wayne State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wayne State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Library & Information Science 169

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 MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Managers 6,370 $98,780
Librarians 3,680 $51,780
Library Technicians 3,660 $31,880
Library Science Professors 200 $88,030
Archivists 160 $52,380

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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