Criminology at Loyola University New Orleans

If you plan to study criminology, 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 has a total student population of 4,497.

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

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 Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of criminology master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in criminology each year. Loyola New Orleans does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a criminology master's degree from Loyola New Orleans, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Criminology

If you plan to be a criminology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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

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.