by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Library & Information Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Library & Information Science is a major offered under the library science program of study at Emporia State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in library science, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at ESU paid an average of $849 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $273 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,547 | $20,365 |
| Fees | $1,693 | $1,693 |
The median early career salary of library science students who receive their master’s degree from ESU is $40,341 per year. That is 4% lower than the national average of $41,814.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the library science master’s degree program at ESU. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the ESU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 81.8% of the library science students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 83.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 4.1% of the library science master’s degrees at ESU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 21%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 31 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 111 |
Library & Information Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Library & Information Science | 148 |
*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.
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