Psychology at Loyola University Chicago

If you plan to study psychology, 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 Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Loyola Chicago Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at Loyola Chicago

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Loyola Chicago offers distance education options for psychology at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Loyola Chicago Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Loyola Chicago is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. 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 35 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #37 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Loyola Chicago

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

Loyola Chicago Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Loyola Chicago are white. This is typical 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	45
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	56
White	151
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

Loyola Chicago Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Loyola Chicago, 61% 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	41
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology 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 Psychology	306
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	121
Child Development & Psychology	6

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,700	$75,180
Psychology Professors	1,510	$87,880
Psychologists	260	$87,410

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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