Social Sciences at Loyola University New Orleans

If you are interested in studying social sciences, you may want to check out the program at Loyola University New Orleans. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Loyola New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a total student population of 4,497. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received their master's degree in social sciences.

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

• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

Loyola New Orleans Social Sciences Rankings

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 Master’s Program

Of the 20 social sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Loyola New Orleans, about 20% were men and 80% were women.

In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 12% 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	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Loyola University New Orleans. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminology	20

Related Majors

• Education

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.