Public Health at Loyola University Chicago

If you plan to study public health, take a look at what Loyola University Chicago has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Loyola Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 16,893 students attend the school each year.

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

Loyola Chicago Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health
• Master’s Degree in Public Health

Loyola Chicago Public Health Rankings

The public health major at Loyola Chicago is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Health. 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.

Public Health Student Demographics at Loyola Chicago

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

Loyola Chicago Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Loyola Chicago Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of public health master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in public health each year. Loyola Chicago does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Public Health

If you plan to be a public health 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
General Public Health	29

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Other Health Professions
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

Careers That Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in public health 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	14,050	$121,900
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	2,300	$76,390
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,690	$78,640
Community Health Workers	1,270	$42,250

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.