Forensic Chemistry at Loyola University New Orleans

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

Loyola New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a total student population of 4,497.

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

Loyola New Orleans Forensic Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Forensic Chemistry

Loyola New Orleans Forensic Chemistry Rankings

The forensic chemistry major at Loyola New Orleans is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Forensic Chemistry. 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.

Forensic Chemistry Student Demographics at Loyola New Orleans

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

Loyola New Orleans Forensic Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of forensic chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical forensic chemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Loyola New Orleans since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in forensic chemistry at Loyola New Orleans are white. This is below average 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 forensic chemistry 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 forensic chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• General Chemistry
• Analytical Chemistry

Careers That Forensic Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in forensic chemistry 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
Chemists	820	$77,490
Natural Sciences Managers	320	$94,850
Forensic Science Technicians	240	$47,300

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.