by our College Data Analytics TeamLibrary & Information Science is a concentration offered under the library and information science major at University of South Florida - Main Campus. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in library and information science, such as diversity 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 USF Tampa paid an average of $880 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $435 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 | $8,350 | $19,048 |
| Fees | $2,078 | $2,078 |
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that USF Tampa offers online option in its library and information science master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the USF Tampa Online Learning page.
About 82.9% 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%.
Around 25.6% of library and information science master’s degree recipients at USF Tampa in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 21%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 59 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
*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.
