Overview

School of Information / School of Information is located in 95192-0029, CA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Informatics
Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS)	Library and information science
(Master's Certificate)	MARA	Archives and records administration

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	566

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Distance learning programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Thesis Required Alternate: e-portfolioPortfolio

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

222

Applied

187

Accepted

131

Enrolled

Applying

70

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	May 1st	Not reported	No
Spring deadline	December 1st	Not reported	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	3.0 GPA in bachelorÔÇÖs degree or in the last 60 semester (or 90 quarter) units

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 600 TOEFL IBT score: 100
IELTS: Recommended	IELTS Paper score: 8

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	May 1
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans

Student Body

2,452

Total Graduate Students

2%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	19.21%
Black or African American	3.59%
White or Caucasian	53%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.33%
Asian	8.32%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.16%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	12.48%

Gender

Male (18%)

Female (81%)

Faculty

46

Total faculty

Full-time - 16

Part-time - 30

Male (16)

Female (30)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Data analytics and online social network analysis, information governance, digital preservation, and emerging technologies, information access and services in the digital age, cybersecurity, health information systems and knowledge management, library services and public space equity with young people
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	294,126

Location & Contact

Address One Washington Square
San Jose
95192-0029, CA  95192
United States

Contact Dr. Linda Main
Professor and Interim Director, School of Information (iSchool)
Email: linda.main@sjsu.edu
Phone: 408-924-2494

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