by our College Data Analytics TeamLibrary & Information Science is a concentration offered under the library and information science major at University of Southern California. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in library and information 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 USC paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $47,880 | $47,880 |
| Fees | $835 | $835 |
USC does not offer an online option for its library and information science master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the USC Online Learning page.
About 85.0% of the students who received their Master’s in library and information science in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 83.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 50.0% of the library and information science master’s degrees at USC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 21%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 15 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
*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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