Social Sciences at Loyola University New Orleans

What traits are you looking for in a social sciences school? To help you decide if Loyola University New Orleans is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social sciences program.

Loyola New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and approximately 4,497 students attend the school each year.

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

Loyola New Orleans Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

Loyola New Orleans Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Loyola New Orleans is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Sciences. 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.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Loyola New Orleans

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

Loyola New Orleans Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Loyola New Orleans are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social sciences 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 social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	48
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Loyola New Orleans Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. Loyola New Orleans does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from Loyola New Orleans, 56% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 2% better 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 master's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

If you plan to be a social sciences 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
Political Science & Government	25
Sociology	9

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• History
• English Language & Literature

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences 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
High School Teachers	13,930	$51,810
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2,640	$49,460
Survey Researchers	420	$45,210
Social Scientists	280	$72,880

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.