Accounting at Loyola University Chicago

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at Loyola University Chicago. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Loyola Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 16,893 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Loyola Chicago.

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

Loyola Chicago Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Loyola Chicago Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Loyola Chicago 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 accounting major at Loyola Chicago is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. 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
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	176
Most Focused Accounting Schools	1,113

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Loyola Chicago. This makes it the #177 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Loyola Chicago Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Loyola Chicago is $62,124. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 34% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Loyola Chicago

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Loyola University Chicago.

Loyola Chicago Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at Loyola Chicago awarded 82 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Loyola Chicago since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Loyola Chicago 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 Loyola University Chicago with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	58
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Loyola Chicago Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Loyola Chicago does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Loyola Chicago, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Loyola University Chicago with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	16
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Human Resource Management
• International Business
• Business/Managerial Economics

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Loyola University Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Accountants and Auditors	53,280	$81,060
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	50,800	$42,520
Financial Managers	40,040	$144,680
Financial Analysts	14,810	$88,760
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	4,240	$49,000

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 Amerique under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.