Physics at Loyola University Chicago

Every physics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physics program at Loyola University Chicago stacks up to those at other schools.

Loyola Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,893. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in physics from Loyola Chicago.

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

Loyola Chicago Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Loyola Chicago Physics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physics 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 physics major at Loyola Chicago is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics. 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
Most Focused Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	321

Physics Student Demographics at Loyola Chicago

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

Loyola Chicago Physics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 physics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Loyola Chicago, about 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Loyola Chicago since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Loyola Chicago are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physics 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 physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Loyola Chicago also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Chemistry

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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
Natural Sciences Managers	1,950	$118,480
Physicists	810	$114,320
Physics Postsecondary Professors	640	$92,130

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.