Chemistry at Loyola University Chicago

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

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 Chemistry section at the bottom of this page.

Loyola Chicago Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry
• Master’s Degree in Chemistry

Loyola Chicago Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at Loyola Chicago is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemistry. 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #107 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Loyola Chicago

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

Loyola Chicago Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry 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 chemistry.

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

Loyola Chicago Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

Of the students who received a chemistry master's degree from Loyola Chicago, 82% 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 chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Chemistry

If you plan to be a chemistry major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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 Chemistry	26

Related Majors

• Physics

Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry 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
Chemists	2,870	$74,770
Natural Sciences Managers	1,950	$118,480
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,690	$78,640
Chemistry Professors	1,030	$87,070

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.