Education at Loyola University Chicago

If you are interested in studying education, 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 2021, 65 education majors received their bachelor's degree from Loyola Chicago.

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

Loyola Chicago Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

Loyola Chicago Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at Loyola Chicago compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at Loyola Chicago is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. 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 Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	112
Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	173
Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	597
Most Focused Education Master’s Degree Schools	995

In 2021, 82 students received their master’s degree in education from Loyola Chicago. This makes it the #487 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #326 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Loyola Chicago

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

Loyola Chicago Education Bachelor’s Program

The education program at Loyola Chicago awarded 65 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 8% of these degrees went to men with the other 92% going to women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education 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 education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	46
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Loyola Chicago Education Master’s Program

Of the 82 education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Loyola Chicago, about 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education 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 education master's degree from Loyola Chicago, 61% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	50
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Loyola Chicago also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Loyola University Chicago. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	69
Educational Administration	31
Special Education	16
International Education	15
Education Philosophy	15
Teacher Education Subject Specific	14
Student Counseling	10
Multilingual Education	5
Curriculum & Instruction	2
Educational Assessment	1

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Psychology

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Elementary School Teachers	65,630	$62,140
Teacher Assistants	60,630	$27,710
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Preschool Teachers	24,120	$31,500
Middle School Teachers	22,320	$63,860

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.