[Note: Beginning in spring 2016, new requirements for the master of information program will be phased in, and the requirements in effect in previous years will be phased out. Students admitted for fall 2015 or earlier who continue to complete the master's program will have the requirements as listed in the School of Communication and Information Catalog 2013-2015. For those admitted for spring 2016 and later, specific and up-to-date details on the requirements for the master of information are available at the program's website.]

The master of  information (M.I.) degree enables graduates to provide expertise, leadership, and innovation across diverse information and technological landscapes.  People-focused, information technology-intensive, data-driven, and career-oriented, our master of information is a gateway to making a significant contribution to organizational leadership, information management, and community and social development in 21st-century societies.

The Rutgers program in library and information science is accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of the American Library Association, under the Standards for Accreditation, 1992. Its most recent reaccreditation was awarded in 2012.

Learning Outcomes of the Program

People and Community: Understand and analyze diverse information communities in organizational, social, and cultural contexts to identify needs, situations, and opportunities to provide quality information services.

Data, Information, and Knowledge: Understand the intersection of data, information, and knowledge and their creation, organization, and use to provide meaningful and adaptive services to information organizations and communities.