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Library and Information Science, master's programs nationwide

Nationally, master's graduates in Library and Information Science earn a median $56,301 four years after graduating. Among 47 programs with federal earnings data, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus (CO) graduates had the highest median, $74,359 (2017-19 graduates, measured 2022-23, College Scorecard).

Programs with data
47
Highest median
$74,359
National median
$56,301
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Library and Information Science, master's programs nationwide: median earnings four years after graduating and median federal debt, in order of earnings.
CollegeStateMedian earnings, 4 yrs aftervs national medianDebt borrowed at this college (median)Add to the side-by-side comparison
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusCO$74,359+32%$46,436Compare
University of Southern CaliforniaCA$70,398+25%$83,905Compare
CUNY Queens CollegeNY$70,373+25%$17,509Compare
Pratt Institute-MainNY$69,610+24%$68,617Compare
Long Island UniversityNY$67,680+20%—Compare
University of Maryland, College ParkMD$65,261+16%$30,750Compare
Sam Houston State UniversityTX$64,781+15%$35,345Compare
Rutgers University-New BrunswickFigure covers 3 campusesNJ$64,520+15%$40,975Compare
University of Washington-Seattle CampusFigure covers 3 campusesWA$63,736+13%$52,575Compare
Texas A & M University-CommerceTX$62,242+11%$23,622Compare
University of Missouri-ColumbiaMO$58,856+5%$26,155Compare
The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleTN$58,578+4%$35,963Compare
Simmons UniversityMA$58,512+4%$41,000Compare
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$58,237+3%$38,712Compare
East Carolina UniversityNC$58,122+3%$30,750Compare
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNC$57,675about the same$42,364Compare
Texas Woman's UniversityTX$57,458about the same$32,685Compare
University of North TexasTX$57,395about the same$31,360Compare
Drexel UniversityFigure covers 2 campusesPA$56,671about the same$41,000Compare
University at BuffaloNY$56,619about the same$25,755Compare
University of DenverCO$56,359about the same$57,905Compare
North Carolina Central UniversityNC$56,291about the same$40,625Compare
University of Rhode IslandRI$56,115about the same$30,750Compare
University of ArizonaAZ$55,970about the same$37,500Compare
University of IowaIA$55,946about the same$42,965Compare

The 25 highest of 47 programs. Ordered by median earnings four years after graduating: one federal measure, not a ranking of program quality.

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What these numbers are

Earnings: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, earnings measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Only programs with at least 30 graduates in the earnings cohort are listed, and a multi-state system whose figure pools campuses in several states is left out of state lists. Median earnings of graduates who received federal student aid, worked, and were not enrolled in school; debt is the median federal loans borrowed at this college by graduates who borrowed (Direct Subsidized, Unsubsidized and Grad PLUS; not Parent PLUS, private loans or interest). Programs with too few graduates are suppressed by the Department of Education. Federal program group: Library Science and Administration. Earnings reflect who enrolls and where graduates work as well as the program itself.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field-of-study data, 10 June 2026. Download every program (CSV).