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Journalism at Loyola University Chicago

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Journalism at Loyola University Chicago

Every journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the journalism program at Loyola University Chicago stacks up to those at other schools.

Loyola Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 16,893 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students received a bachelor's degree in journalism from Loyola Chicago.

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

Loyola Chicago Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

Loyola Chicago Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at Loyola Chicago is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Journalism. 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.

Earnings of Loyola Chicago Journalism Graduates

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at Loyola Chicago is $33,124. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $31,781 for all journalism bachelor's degree recipients.

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Journalism Student Demographics at Loyola Chicago

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

Loyola Chicago Journalism Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The journalism program at Loyola Chicago awarded 39 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 31% of these degrees went to men with the other 69% going to women.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism 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 journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 27
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

Careers That Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in journalism 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
Editors 3,830 $62,590
Photographers 2,600 $36,290
Writers and Authors 1,880 $68,710
Communications Professors 1,810 $78,810
Reporters and Correspondents 1,260 $53,610

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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