Public Policy at Loyola University Chicago

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

Loyola Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,893. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received their master's degree in public policy.

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

Loyola Chicago Public Policy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Policy

Loyola Chicago Public Policy Rankings

Public Policy Student Demographics at Loyola Chicago

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public policy majors at Loyola University Chicago.

Loyola Chicago Public Policy Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a master's degree in public policy from Loyola Chicago. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men.

Of the students who received a public policy master's degree from Loyola Chicago, 63% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the public policy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

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

Related Majors

• Social Work

Careers That Public Policy Grads May Go Into

A degree in public policy can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Loyola University Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Medical and Health Services Managers	14,050	$121,900
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Education Professors	4,510	$62,280
Social Scientists	650	$78,140
Political Science Professors	540	$89,860

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 Amerique under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.