Basic Certificates in Library Science

This degree is more popular with female students, and about 37% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

Education Levels of Library Science Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 282 people earned their basic certificate in library science. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in library science at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Master’s Degree	5,689
Graduate Certificate	497
Basic Certificate	282
Associate Degree	180
Bachelor’s Degree	138
Undergraduate Certificate	43
Doctor’s Degree	11

Earnings of Library Science Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for library science majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in library science. About 87.6% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	35
Women	247

The racial-ethnic distribution of library science basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	19
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	62
White	164
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to library science that offer basic certificates.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Image Credit: By John Cummings under License

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