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Master's · Library Science

Library Science and Administration (Master's): earnings by school

57 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$49,246
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$55,946
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$33,273
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 53 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $52,520 and $58,856. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO$67,849$74,359—
University of Southern California CA$50,946$70,398$88,150
CUNY Queens College NY$61,876$70,373$21,500
Pratt Institute-Main NY$57,091$69,610—
Long Island University NY$58,223$67,680—
University of Houston-Clear Lake TX$64,693$65,861$25,171
St. John's University-New York NY$49,716$65,858$56,873
University of Maryland-College Park MD$57,238$65,261$41,000
Sam Houston State University TX$61,147$64,781$35,556
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$53,955$64,520$33,593
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$53,898$63,736$64,484
East Texas A&M University TX$59,510$62,242$33,273
Old Dominion University VA$60,574—$21,929
Appalachian State University NC$52,720$59,631$22,551
University of Missouri-Columbia MO$45,795$58,856$25,683
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN$46,484$58,578$29,050
Simmons University MA$49,246$58,512$41,000
East Carolina University NC$54,939$58,122$39,060
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC$51,179$57,675$56,600
Texas Woman's University TX$52,582$57,458$30,237
University of North Texas TX$52,986$57,395$32,493
Drexel University PA$47,854$56,671$40,967
University at Buffalo NY$43,148$56,619$31,708
University of Denver CO$49,572$56,359$55,250
North Carolina Central University NC$46,924$56,291$40,276
University of Rhode Island RI$47,322$56,115$30,500
University of Arizona AZ$48,660$55,970$41,175
University of Iowa IA$45,344$55,946$23,200
Pennsylvania Western University PA$48,568$55,619$32,149
Trevecca Nazarene University TN$55,603—$27,333
Syracuse University NY$50,754$55,160$65,997
Wayne State University MI$47,445$54,979$37,933
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI$47,650$54,976$37,310
Dominican University IL$47,911$54,946$40,819
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI$46,502$54,925$38,182
Emporia State University KS$48,384$54,843$25,566
St Catherine University MN$49,934$54,584$45,913
Valdosta State University GA$45,679$53,915$22,483
University of Hawaii at Manoa HI—$53,802—
University of California-Los Angeles CA$53,226—$41,000
Indiana University-Bloomington IN$47,044$53,119$41,000
University of South Carolina-Columbia SC$49,919$52,842$34,191
The University of Alabama AL$45,348$52,520$26,062
Western Kentucky University KY$49,245$52,390$12,360
University of North Carolina at Greensboro NC$48,092$52,258$26,983
Southern Connecticut State University CT$52,210—$32,593
University of South Florida FL$50,493$52,161$24,007
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College LA$45,645$50,960$30,750
University of Kentucky KY$42,808$50,534$30,467
Middle Tennessee State University TN$49,312$50,169—
Kent State University at Kent OH$41,795$49,948$33,454
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA$46,775$49,625$30,326
Indiana University-Indianapolis IN$45,571$49,513$31,000
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK$47,955$49,361$23,125
University of Southern Mississippi MS$42,783$48,769$41,000
University of Central Missouri MO$46,090$48,021$40,430
Northeastern State University OK$48,069$47,552—