Criminology at Loyola University New Orleans

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

Loyola New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a total student population of 4,497. In 2021, 36 criminology majors received their bachelor's degree from Loyola New Orleans.

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

Loyola New Orleans Criminology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminology
• Master’s Degree in Criminology

Loyola New Orleans Criminology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminology major at Loyola New Orleans is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminology. 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 Criminology Master’s Degree Schools	7

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in criminology from Loyola New Orleans. This makes it the #11 most popular school for criminology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Criminology Student Demographics at Loyola New Orleans

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

Loyola New Orleans Criminology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 criminology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Loyola New Orleans. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its criminology 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 criminology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Loyola New Orleans Criminology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 criminology majors earned their master's degree from Loyola New Orleans. Of these graduates, 20% were men and 80% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• Sociology
• Political Science & Government

Careers That Criminology Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminology 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

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.