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.
Library and Information Science MSLIS_2023-24 Assessment and Action Plan
Graduation and Retention Data 2019-2024
Graduate Employment Report: M.S in Library & Information Science
Campus Graduates
Based on 79% response rate
2024 Graduate Placement Rate: 100%
5-year Rolling Average Placement Rate: 88%
(Classes of 2020-2022 graduated during the COVID-19 pandemic)
2024 Job titles
- Reference Librarian
- Research and Instruction Librarian
- Community Engagement Diversity Fellow and Archivist
- Electronic Resources Librarian
- Associate Registrar
- NC State University Libraries Fellow
- Outreach Librarian
- Senior Production Editor
- Student Success Librarian
- Teen Librarian
2024 Employers
- State Quinebaug Valley
- Lafayette College Gateway Career Center
- Harvard University Archives
- Mamaroneck Public Library
- Sacred Heart University, Graduate Programs
- Liverpool Public Library
- Norwich University
- NC State University Libraries
- Le Moyne College
- Onondaga County Public Libraries
- arXiv.org
- SUNY Cortland
- North Onondaga Public Library
Job placement status after graduation
- 100% Employed full time
- 0% Still seeking
- 0% Attending graduate school
Average time to employment when obtained job
- 53% Before graduation
- 40% 0-3 months
- 0% 3-6 months
- 7% 6+ months
Online Graduates
Response rate: 73%
2024 Graduate Placement Rate: 96%
5-year Rolling Average Placement Rate: 87% (online students were included in total count prior to 2021)
2024 Job titles
- Local History Room Intern
- Children’s Supervisor
- High School Librarian
- Library Associate I (Acquisitions)
- Library Technician
- Library Manager
- Teen and STEAM Library Associate
- Acquisitions, Cataloging, and Serials Supervisor
- Library Associate
- Inclusive Services Programming Assistant
- Children’s Room Library Assistant
- Volunteer Engagement Coordinator
- Senior Academic Records Assistant
- Teen Librarian
- Open Education Librarian
- Emerging Technologies Librarian
- Archives Assistant
- Adjunct Librarian
- Branch Manager / Assistant Director
- Technology and Literacy Trainer
2024 Employers
- Goshen Public Library and Historical Society
- Framingham Public Library
- Texas A&M University School of Law
- Big Bend Community College
- Syracuse University
- New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
- Louisville Free Public Library
- Paul’s School of Nursing
- Fidelity Investments
- Cornell University, English Department
- Bayshore Brightwaters Public Library
- Lee County School District
- Nova Southeastern University – Miami Campus
- Union County Public Library
- Heidelberg University
- Chicago Public Library
- Brooklyn Public Library
- Hyde Park Library
- Levittown Public Library
- Northwestern University
- Gloucester County Library System
- Blinn College
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- Jersey City Free Public Library
- Oakland Community College
- Tompkins County Public Library
- American Philatelic Society
- New York Society Library
- Kennedy Krieger Institute
- Stark County District Library
- West Haven Public Library
Job placement status after graduation
- 94% Employed
- 4% Still seeking
- 1% Military
- 1% Not seeking
- 0% Attending graduate school
Average time to employment when obtained job
- 81% Before graduation*
- 13% 0-3 months*
- 1% 3-6 months*
- 4% 6+ months*
Graduate Employment Report: M.S in Library & Information Science with School Media specialization
Based on 100% response rate
2024 Graduate Placement Rate: 100%
5-year Rolling Average Placement Rate: 100%
2024 Job Titles
- Library Media Specialist
- School librarian
- Teacher Librarian
- High School Librarian
- Library Services Director
- Reference Librarian
2024 Employers
- Auburn Enlarged City School District
- Spencerport Central Schools
- Loudoun County High School
- NYC Department of Education
- Cato Meridian Central School District
- Rogers Memorial Library
Job placement status after graduation
- 100% Employed
Average time to employment when obtained job
- 90% Before graduation
- 10% 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.