Social Work at Loyola University Chicago

What traits are you looking for in a social work school? To help you decide if Loyola University Chicago is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social work 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, 46 of them were social work majors.

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

Loyola Chicago Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
• Master’s Degree in Social Work
• Doctorate Degree in Social Work

Loyola Chicago Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at Loyola Chicago compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at Loyola Chicago is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Work. 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 Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	65
Most Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	178
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In 2021, 253 students received their master’s degree in social work from Loyola Chicago. This makes it the #24 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Work Student Demographics at Loyola Chicago

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

Loyola Chicago Social Work Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 social work majors earned their bachelor's degree from Loyola Chicago. Of these graduates, 9% were men and 91% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

Loyola Chicago Social Work Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 253 students earned a master's degree in social work from Loyola Chicago. About 91% of these graduates were women and the other 9% were men.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from Loyola Chicago, 57% 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 social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	60
White	145
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

Loyola Chicago also has a doctoral program available in social work. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Human Services
• Public Policy

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work 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
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	13,910	$56,100
Healthcare Social Workers	5,750	$52,830
Social Workers	4,990	$61,640
Social and Community Service Managers	4,380	$66,150
Substance Abuse Social Workers	3,570	$46,540

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.