Psychology at Loyola University New Orleans

Every psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology 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, 65 of them were psychology majors.

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 New Orleans Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Loyola New Orleans Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how Loyola New Orleans performed in these rankings.

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 psychology major at Loyola New Orleans 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Psychology Associate Degree Schools	304
Most Focused Psychology Associate Degree Schools	304
Most Popular Psychology Schools	716
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	921
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Best Value Psychology Schools	1,090

Psychology Student Demographics at Loyola New Orleans

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

Loyola New Orleans Psychology Bachelor’s Program

The psychology program at Loyola New Orleans awarded 65 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Loyola New Orleans are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	35
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

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 New Orleans. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	60
Child Development & Psychology	5

Related Majors

• History
• Education
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences

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 LA, the home state for Loyola University New Orleans.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	570	$86,630
Psychologists	190	$76,510

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.