Psychology at Loras College

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if Loras College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

Loras is located in Dubuque, Iowa and approximately 1,404 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 29 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Loras.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Loras Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at Loras

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Loras does offer online courses in psychology for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Loras Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Loras compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Loras is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	102
Most Focused Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	163
	167
	171
Best Value Psychology Schools	192
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	317
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	484
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	827

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Loras. This makes it the #485 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at Loras

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Loras College.

Loras Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 29 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from Loras in 2021, 34% were men and 66% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Loras since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Loras are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Loras College with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	25
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Loras Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Loras does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Loras, 92% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Loras College with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Loras also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Loras College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	32
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	9

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Education

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for Loras College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	740	$85,260
Psychology Professors	430	$92,430

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bahua at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.