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The library science master's program at the University of Washington is ranked #2 in the U.S. The UW iSchool offers residential and online modes.

Follow your passion

Aydin Kwan and Le Button, MLIS 2018
MLIS graduates Aydin Kwan and Le Button designed a Queer Comics Database for nonprofit Geeks Out as their Capstone project in 2018.

At the University of Washington Information School, we’re educating the innovators and leaders of the library and information world. Our world-class faculty will help you develop the skills you need to play an essential role in any knowledge-intensive industry. With your Master of Library and Information Science degree in hand, you’ll have the practical skills to advance your career and the confidence to make bold decisions as libraries evolve and serve the public in a rapidly changing landscape. 

The iSchool approach

The MLIS program is designed to prepare you for an array of experiences at diverse organizations and companies. Our core curriculum emphasizes our values of diversity, inclusion and social justice.

Courses in knowledge organization theory, design thinking, and information ethics create a framework and academic foundation on which you can build throughout your career. Electives give you the flexibility to explore your interests more deeply or study a subject completely new to you. Take your understanding deeper through an independent study or Directed Fieldwork by designing learning outcomes specific to your professional goals. 

As a student in the iSchool's MLIS program, ranked No. 2 nationally by U.S. News & World Report, you will gain: 

  • An integrated understanding of information concepts, theories, processes, models and research with a focus on the needs of people who use the information services, systems and resources, and the technology that supports them.
  • An appreciation of the varied roles, contexts and settings in which information work occurs and their interrelationships. 
  • Awareness of important and trending information issues and the ability to discuss the social impact of these trends.
  • Professional skills and experiences important for entry-level positions, and a deeper understanding that will take your career to the next level.
  • The ability to be an innovative and strategic thinker in solving contemporary information problems.

Learn more about our key student learning outcomes.

Residential or Online

Immerse yourself in the MLIS program on campus or pursue your studies online, on your own schedule. It’s all up to you. Residential and online students take the same courses and earn the same Master of Library and Information Science degree. Learn more about these degree options.

Learn more about the statistics for graduation rates and length of time to degree for each program mode.

What’s Your Next Career?

Your MLIS degree will open doors to a satisfying career in which you can make a positive impact. iSchool career advisors provide targeted programming to help you achieve your goals. Our recent graduates have moved on to work as librarians, metadata specialists, information architects, web content managers, taxonomists and more. Learn more about potential careers with your MLIS.

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Inspired to serve the underserved

Growing up in Guam, Katrina Lujan found sanctuary in a library; now, she's pursuing her MLIS to give back

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City data made simple

iSchool researchers transform recordings of local government meetings into easily searchable transcripts

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Power of expression

MLIS alum Lauren Manes, '05, helps bring pronoun tool to UW directories

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Holding tech giants to account

Gennie Gebhart, MLIS '16, is a champion for civil liberties in the digital world

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A man in conversation with others at the MSIM Online Student Summit

Summit brings online MSIM students to campus

Monday, March 20, 2023
Journalist and author Mónica Guzman’s advice for Master of Science in Information Management students: “Where you can, welcome disagreement.” She shared those words with dozens of online students March 17 at the opening keynote...
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World struggles to make progress on meaningful access to information

Thursday, March 16, 2023
Information access is a fundamental driver of many of the goals in the United Nations’ 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, yet many countries are struggling to make progress. A new analysis has found that statistical indicators of...
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Mar 24
 
9:00-10:00AM

MLIS Law Librarianship Information Session

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Mar 28
 
4:00-5:00PM

Informatics Last Chance Admissions Q&A Session

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Mar 29
 
3:30-4:30PM

Informatics Program Overview for Future UW Seattle Freshman and Current High School Students

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Apr 1
 
9:00-2:30PM

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