Literature at Loyola University New Orleans

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

Loyola New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and approximately 4,497 students attend the school each year. Of the 705 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Loyola University New Orleans in 2021, 5 of them were literature majors.

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

Loyola New Orleans Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Literature

Loyola New Orleans Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the literature progam at Loyola New Orleans 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 literature major at Loyola New Orleans is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Literature. 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
Best Literature Schools	27
Best Value Literature Schools	28

Literature Student Demographics at Loyola New Orleans

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the literature majors at Loyola University New Orleans.

Loyola New Orleans Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 literature students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Loyola New Orleans, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in literature at Loyola New Orleans are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its literature bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• English Literature (Other)
• Writing Studies

Careers That Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in literature can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for LA, the home state for Loyola University New Orleans.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Editors	450	$42,340
Writers and Authors	260	$44,710

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 Infrogmation of New Orleans under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.