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Simmons University Master’s in Library & Information Science

272 Master's Degrees Awarded
$43,047 Average Salary
YES Online Classes

Library & Information Science is a major offered under the library science program of study at Simmons University. 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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How Much Does a Master’s in Library Science from Simmons Cost?

$21,698 Average Tuition and Fees

Simmons Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Simmons paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-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

How Much Can You Make With a Master’s in Library Science From Simmons?

$43,047 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of library science students who receive their master’s degree from Simmons is $43,047 per year. That is 3% higher than the national average of $41,814.

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

If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that Simmons offers online option 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*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 272 master’s degrees in library science handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in library science in 2019-2020, 86.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 83.5%.

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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%.

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Library & Information Science 155
Children & Youth Library Services 16
Archives/Archival Administration 101

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*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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