Simmons University Master’s in Library Science

Library Science is a program of study at Simmons University. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in library science, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does a Master’s in Library Science from Simmons Cost?

$21,698 Average Tuition and Fees

Simmons Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at Simmons paid an average of $1,196 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$21,528	$21,528
Fees	$170	$170

Does Simmons Offer an Online Master’s in Library Science?

If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Simmons does offer online classes in its library science master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Simmons Online Learning page.

Simmons Master’s Student Diversity for Library Science

272 Master's Degrees Awarded

86.0% Women

11.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There were 272 master’s degrees in library science awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 86.0% of the library science students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 83.4%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in library science at Simmons in 2019-2020, 11.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 21%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	226
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Master’s in Library Science Focus Areas at Simmons

Library Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Library & Information Science	272

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.