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 Kent State University at Kent. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in library science, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Kent State was $999 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $536 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,766 | $21,952 |
library science who receive their master’s degree from Kent State make an average of $36,390 a year during the early days of their career. That is 13% lower than the national average of $41,814.
Kent State does not offer an online option for its library science master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Kent State Online Learning page.
About 79.5% of the students who received their Master’s in library science in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 83.5%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in library science at Kent State in 2019-2020, 7.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 21%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 177 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
Library & Information Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Library & Information Science | 200 |
*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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