San Jose State University Master’s in Library & Information Science

Library & Information Science is a major offered under the library science program of study at San Jose State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in library science, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Average Salary
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does a Master’s in Library Science from San Jose State Cost?

$9,286 Average Tuition and Fees

San Jose State Graduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,176	$16,680
Fees	$2,110	$2,110

How Much Can You Make With a Master’s in Library Science From San Jose State?

$48,417 Average Salary

High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of library science students who receive their master’s degree from San Jose State is $48,417 per year. That is 16% higher than the national average of $41,814.

Does San Jose State Offer an Online Master’s in Library Science?

If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. San Jose State does offer online classes in its library science master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the San Jose State Online Learning page.

San Jose State Master’s Student Diversity for Library Science

566 Master's Degrees Awarded

82.5% Women

32.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 566 students received their master’s degree in library science. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 82.5% of the students who received their Master’s in library science in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 83.5%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 32.3% of the library science master’s degrees at San Jose State in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 21%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	36
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	98
Native American or Alaska Native	1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1
White	321
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	86

Master’s in Library Science Focus Areas at San Jose State

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Library & Information Science	550
Archives/Archival Administration	16

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.