Political Science & Government at Loyola University New Orleans

If you plan to study political science and government, take a look at what Loyola University New Orleans has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Loyola New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and approximately 4,497 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 25 political science 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 Political Science & Government section at the bottom of this page.

Loyola New Orleans Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Loyola New Orleans Political Science & Government Rankings

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

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 political science major at Loyola New Orleans is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science & Government. 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 Political Science & Government Schools	278
Most Popular Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	394

Political Science Student Demographics at Loyola New Orleans

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

Loyola New Orleans Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Sociology
• Criminology

Careers That Political Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in political science 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
Economics Professors	60	$101,670
Economists	40	$103,070

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.