History at Loyola University Chicago

If you plan to study history, 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 has a total student population of 16,893.

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

Loyola Chicago History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Master’s Degree in History

Loyola Chicago History Rankings

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

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #119 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at Loyola Chicago

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

Loyola Chicago History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Loyola Chicago since its program graduates 19% more women than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history 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 history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Loyola Chicago History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of history master's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from Loyola Chicago, 83% 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 Loyola University Chicago with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within History

History majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Loyola University Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General History	35
Public/Applied History	9

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Museum Technicians and Conservators	940	$45,210
History Professors	780	$85,090
Curators	380	$56,420
Archivists	170	$63,200

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

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