PlotFuture / Majors / 25.01

What can you do with a
Library Science And Administration degree?

Library Science And Administration is mid-paying, AI barely touches it, and you would have escape routes.

Is this major worth the money?

Real graduate earnings vs. the debt you'd carry — and how long it takes to pay off.

None yrs

to pay back the degree

+$-9k

earnings premium vs no degree

Median earnings

$35,850

Typical debt

$25,500

4-yr net cost

$80,060

Monthly loan payment

$290/mo

If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

4 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.

Regulatory Affairs Managerscommon

AI risk 7 → 56 future · +4.5% demand

Library Science Teachers, Postsecondarystretch

AI risk 2 → 51 future · +3.0% demand

Librarians and Media Collections Specialistsstretch

AI risk 20 → 54 future · +1.7% demand

Archivistsstretch

AI risk 13 → 50 future · +3.8% demand

● green = AI-safe · red = AI-exposed · click any career for the full breakdown

How this is built. We take every career this major leads to (CIP→SOC official crosswalk), then join each one's real salary (BLS/DOL), AI exposure (O*NET + model), demand growth, and skill-based escape routes. ROI from College Scorecard. Every figure here is joined from official sources, not estimated.