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Philosophy at Loyola University Chicago

What traits are you looking for in a philosophy school? To help you decide if Loyola University Chicago is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's philosophy program.

Loyola Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 16,893 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,353 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Loyola University Chicago in 2021, 31 of them were philosophy majors.

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

Loyola Chicago Philosophy Degrees Available

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

Loyola Chicago Philosophy Rankings

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

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in philosophy from Loyola Chicago. This makes it the #20 most popular school for philosophy master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #51 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy Student Demographics at Loyola Chicago

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

Loyola Chicago Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

55% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 31 philosophy students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Loyola Chicago, about 45% were men and 55% were women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Loyola Chicago since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its philosophy bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Loyola Chicago Philosophy Master’s Program

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students graduated with a master's degree in philosophy from Loyola Chicago. About 100% were men and 0% were women.

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Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from Loyola Chicago, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the philosophy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 11% 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 philosophy.

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

Loyola Chicago also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Philosophy Grads May Go Into

A degree in philosophy 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
Mathematical Science Professors 2,480 $66,600
Natural Sciences Managers 1,950 $118,480
Philosophy and Religion Professors 960 $81,200
Mathematicians 50 $103,220

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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