General 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 has a total student population of 1,404. Of the 340 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Loras College in 2021, 29 of them were general psychology majors.

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

Loras General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Loras General 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 General 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 Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	7
Most Focused General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	71
	152
Most Focused General Psychology Schools	234
Best Value General Psychology Schools	291
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	713
Most Popular General Psychology Schools	849

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Loras. This makes it the #276 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from Loras Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Loras is $32,590. This is 14% higher than $28,637, which is the national average for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 29 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Psychology from Loras in 2020-2021, 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 General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a master's degree in General Psychology from Loras in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Loras, 67% 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	2
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.

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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.