Los Angeles, California · Private Non-Profit
Library Science and Administration at University of Southern California
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.3% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $32,740 school-wide net price and $92,498 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
0.3% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a limited award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 0.3% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 72
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 9.8%
- Graduation rate
- 91.8%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $32,740/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $130,960
- Median debt
- $18,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $92,498/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (0.3%), school-wide average net price ($32,740), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($92,498), and peer averages from 72 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the field appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while its share of reported awards is below 1%.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 72 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is below the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($15,033 above), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($34,487 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place University of Southern California in the top 76% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC · 0.5% of reported awards · $11,655 net A University of South Florida Tampa, FL · 0.9% of reported awards · $9,812 net A San Jose State University San Jose, CA · 7.2% of reported awards · $13,760 net A University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · 1.0% of reported awards · $14,091 net A University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO · 1.1% of reported awards · $11,900 net A 
University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD · 0.8% of reported awards · $15,678 net A Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Library Science and Administration accounts for 0.3% of the awards or completions reported for University of Southern California. That award concentration is higher than at 11% of schools in this field set and is below the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
University of Southern California's average net price is $32,740 per year, about $130,960 over four years. That is $15,033 above the $17,707 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $92,498 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $34,487 above the $58,011 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places University of Southern California #55 of 72 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.