by our College Data Analytics TeamLibrary & Information Science is a concentration offered under the library and information science major at Western Kentucky University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in library and information science, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at WKU paid an average of $917 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $607 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,140 | $18,340 |
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the library and information science master’s degree program at WKU. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WKU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 86.2% of the library and information science students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 83.5%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in library and information science at WKU in 2019-2020, 6.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 21%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 27 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
*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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