Programs & majors brief
Loyola University Chicago Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Loyola Chicago?
63 of 63 programs shown
Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.
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| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Information Systems and Services | 86 | $103,884 | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 49 | $99,112 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 72 | $97,667 | — |
| Computer Engineering small degree count | 12 | $97,158 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 121 | $89,745 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 146 | $89,001 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 415 | $87,922 | — |
| International Business | 33 | $87,698 | — |
| Marketing | 170 | $86,662 | — |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 22 | $86,190 | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 32 | $82,040 | — |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 41 | $78,094 | — |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other small degree count | 14 | $77,773 | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 139 | $68,942 | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 37 | $67,681 | — |
| Security Science and Technology | 26 | $64,194 | — |
| Political Science and Government | 160 | $63,437 | — |
| Biology, General | 305 | $62,821 | — |
| Sociology | 40 | $61,429 | — |
| Philosophy | 20 | $60,571 | — |
| Design and Applied Arts small degree count | 13 | $59,928 | — |
| Social Work | 67 | $59,206 | — |
| Anthropology | 30 | $59,024 | — |
| International Relations and National Security Studies small degree count | 14 | $58,511 | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 115 | $58,373 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 33 | $58,256 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 88 | $58,145 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 49 | $57,790 | — |
| History | 53 | $57,639 | — |
| Journalism | 29 | $57,407 | — |
| Psychology, General | 269 | $56,658 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General | 43 | $56,289 | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 27 | $54,344 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 53 | $53,896 | — |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 34 | $48,479 | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 28 | $42,195 | — |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | 27 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Special Education and Teaching small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Legal Support Services small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Statistics small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| International/Globalization Studies | 52 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Data Science small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 24 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry | 22 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Human Services, General small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Economics | 29 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 20 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Dance small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Health small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Loyola Chicago?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Loyola Chicago majors rank nationally?
National program ranks are not reported for this school.
Further analysis
Loyola University Chicago publishes earnings data for 36 undergraduate fields, and the amounts four years after completion differ substantially by program. Business makes up 22.1% of bachelor's degrees awarded, the largest share of any field, while Biological Sciences contributes 14.6% and Health Professions 14.2%.
Nursing leads with 415 degrees awarded a year and a median of $87,922 four years after completion. Biology has 305 degrees awarded and median earnings of $62,821.
The highest-earning program is a smaller one, Management Information Systems and Services, where the median reaches $103,884 from 86 degrees awarded annually. Each program's award total counts degrees conferred in one academic year, distinct from the number of students or the earnings sample.
Program earnings cover federally aided completers four years after completion. Across all fields, 20.0% of degrees awarded are in STEM.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.