Library and Information Science Student Achievement Data
We provide a comprehensive look at what our graduates achieve as a result of taking our top-ranked program.
MSLIS Program Outcomes
Graduates of the iSchool MSLIS program:
- Advance information equity and justice by applying professional ethics, values, and standards to work towards a just and equitable information society.
- Connect, engage, and collaborate with users and their communities through the provision of inclusive resources, services, and spaces.
- Design and innovate to create equitable, just, and engaging information artifacts, including services, systems, spaces, resources, and technologies.
- Lead and manage people and projects in an equitable, just, and culturally responsive manner.
- Demonstrate information literacy and technological agility.
Program Learning Outcome Annual Assessment AY 2022-2023
Graduate Employment Report: M.S .in Library & Information Science
Campus Graduates
Based on 95% response rate
2023 Graduate Placement Rate: 95%
5-year Rolling Average Placement Rate: 85%
*Classes of 2020-2022 graduated during the COVID-19 pandemic
2023 Job titles
- Youth Services Librarian
- Associate Archivist
- Children’s Librarian
- Digital Collections Librarian
- Digital Media Librarian
- Instruction and Research Librarian
- Library Development Consultant
- Metadata and Access Services Librarian
- Processing Archivist
- Reference Librarian
- Youth Services Coordinator
2023 Employers
- Corning Museum of Glass
- Fairfax County Public Library
- Federal Reserve Board
- LaFayette Public Library
- Library of Congress
- Onondaga County Public Libraries
- Springfield City Library
- Washington University in St. Louis
- William & Mary Libraries
Job placement status after graduation
- 86% Employed full time
- 9% Still seeking
- 5% Attending graduate school
Average time to employment when obtained job
- 40% Before graduation
- 47% 0-3 months
- 13% 3-6 months
- 0% 6+ months
Online Graduates
Response rate: 84%
2023 Graduate Placement Rate: 92%
5-year Rolling Average Placement Rate: 85% (online students were included in total count prior to 2021)
2023 Job titles
- Adjunct Faculty Librarian
- Adult Services Librarian
- Archivist
- Assistant Research Librarian
- Branch Manager
- Community Librarian
- Content Index Specialist
- Grants Specialist III
- Head Of Adult Services
- Library Supervisor
- Manager of Data Integration
- Patent Prosecution Specialist
- Programming and Events Librarian
- Public Services Librarian
- Reference Librarian
- Research and Instruction Librarian
- Youth Services Librarian
2023 Employers
- Bloomberg
- Chapman University Fowler School of Law
- Colorado Division of Criminal Justice
- Cooley LLP
- Darwin R. Barker Historical Museum
- Edgewood College
- Hamilton College
- Harvard University – Faculty of Arts and Sciences
- Hennepin County Library
- Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library
- John B Coleman Library
- Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
- Meridian Library District
- Monroe County Public Library
- NBC News
- Salisbury University
- University of California, Davis
Job placement status after graduation
- 90% Employed
- 8% Still seeking
- 2% Attending graduate school
Average time to employment when obtained job
- 55% Before graduation*
- 30% 0-3 months*
- 4% 3-6 months*
- 11% 6+ months*
Graduate Employment Report: M.S in Library & Information Science with School Media specialization
Based on 100% response rate
2023 Graduate Placement Rate: 100%
5-year Rolling Average Placement Rate: 100%
Job placement status after graduation
- 100% Employed
Average time to employment when obtained job
- 40% Before graduation
- 60% 0-3 months
- 0% 3-6 months
- 0% 6+ months
Successful Transfer of Credit into the MSLIS program
Graduate students in the iSchool may seek to transfer into their program of study up to six credits from another ALA accredited graduate institution. For those credits to be considered, it is required that they relate to the student’s program of study and be within 7 years of the student’s anticipated graduation from the MSLIS program. It is our experience that few students transfer in credits, because of those requirements. However, we encourage any prospective student who is interested in this option to talk with an admissions counselor about the process.
MSLIS with School Library Media Specialization New York State Licensure Pass Rates
Teachers certified in New York State, who are seeking an MSLIS with School Library Media Specialization, do not have to take the Education All Students. Students who do not pass the test on their first try are able to retake the test until they receive a passing score.
