Anthropology at Loyola University Chicago

Every anthropology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the anthropology 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. Of the 3,353 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Loyola University Chicago in 2021, 26 of them were anthropology majors.

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

Loyola Chicago Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

Loyola Chicago Anthropology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The anthropology major at Loyola Chicago is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Anthropology. 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 Anthropology Schools	257

Earnings of Loyola Chicago Anthropology Graduates

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Loyola Chicago is $23,057. This is less than $25,284, which is the national average of all anthropology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Anthropology Student Demographics at Loyola Chicago

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

Loyola Chicago Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

The anthropology program at Loyola Chicago awarded 26 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 23% of these degrees went to men with the other 77% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Sociology
• International Relations & National Security
• Political Science & Government

Careers That Anthropology Grads May Go Into

A degree in anthropology 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
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	290	$88,770
Anthropologists and Archeologists	110	$62,650

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.