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 University of Iowa. 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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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Iowa paid an average of $1,700 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $648 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 | $10,079 | $26,026 |
| Fees | $1,587 | $1,587 |
The median early career salary of library science students who receive their master’s degree from Iowa is $41,937 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $41,814.
Iowa 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 Iowa Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in library science in 2019-2020, 75.7% of them 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 Iowa in 2019-2020, 2.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 21%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 33 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Library & Information Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Library & Information Science | 37 |
*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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