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    Library and Archives Assisting

    CIP25.03

    32 colleges offer Library and Archives Assisting. See what it covers, which degree levels are available and what graduates earn and borrow.

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

    Colleges offering it
    32
    at its most common level
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    Colleges offering it, by degree level

    Certificate
    32
    Associate's
    31
    Published colleges reporting the program. College Scorecard field of study, 2025.

    What it covers

    About Library and Archives Assisting

    A program that prepares individuals to assist professional librarians and archivists. Includes instruction in principles, systems, processes, and procedures of library and archive operation; library resources and services; processes of acquisition, cataloging, storage, and display systems; discovery and retrieval of requested materials; and management of books, periodicals, and other documents and records.

    Definition: National Center for Education Statistics, Classification of Instructional Programs 2020, code 25.03.

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    Earnings and debt by degree level

    Medians across colleges of each college's own program median. Earnings are for graduates who received federal aid and were working.

    Colleges offering Library and Archives Assisting and median graduate earnings and debt at each degree level
    Degree levelCollegesMedian earningsMedian debt
    Certificate32Not reportedNot reported
    Associate's31$34,2024 yrs after · 1 collegeNot reported

    Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data, 2025. Colleges with too few graduates have their earnings and debt suppressed, so the number of colleges reporting is smaller than the number offering the program.

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    Careers this program leads to

    Occupations linked to Library and Archives Assisting by the NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for each occupation.

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    How many colleges offer Library and Archives Assisting?

    Published colleges on CollegesRef report Library and Archives Assisting at these degree levels: certificate (32 colleges), associate's (31 colleges). Counts are from College Scorecard field-of-study data (2025).