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# Loyola University Chicago Majors & Programs

Updated September 30, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at Loyola Chicago?

Loyola University Chicago's highest-earning bachelor's programs cluster in technical and quantitative fields. Management Information Systems and Services leads at $103,884 four years after completion, with 86 degrees awarded.

Computer and Information Sciences follows at $99,112 on 49 degrees awarded, and Accounting reaches $97,667 with 72 degrees awarded. Among the largest programs, earnings are more moderate.

Nursing, the biggest by degrees awarded at 415, shows a median of $87,922. Marketing earns $86,662 on 170 degrees awarded.

Biology shows a median of $62,821 on 305 degrees awarded. Psychology reaches $56,658 with 269 degrees awarded.

The contrast between the top-earning technical fields and the larger, moderate-earning programs in health and science is the central story of the university's return profile.

### Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

-   Business**722 · 22.1%**
-   Biological sciences**478 · 14.6%**
-   Health professions**466 · 14.2%**
-   Psychology**283 · 8.6%**
-   Social sciences**273 · 8.3%**
-   Other**1,050 · 32.1%**

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63 of 63 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Management Information Systems and Services 86 degrees awarded**
$103,884

**Computer and Information Sciences, General 49 degrees awarded**
$99,112

**Accounting and Related Services 72 degrees awarded**
$97,667

**Computer Engineering 12 degrees awarded**
$97,158

**Business Administration, Management and Operations 121 degrees awarded**
$89,745

**Finance and Financial Management Services 146 degrees awarded**
$89,001

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

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Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks

| 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](#page-sources) · [How to evaluate program rankings](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## What are the largest programs at Loyola Chicago?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing**
415

**Biology, General**
305

**Psychology, General**
269

**Marketing**
170

**Political Science and Government**
160

**Finance and Financial Management Services**
146

**Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication**
139

**Business Administration, Management and Operations**
121

**Neurobiology and Neurosciences**
115

**Criminal Justice and Corrections**
88

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. [Program data and definitions](#page-sources)

## How do Loyola Chicago majors rank nationally?

National program ranks are not reported for this school.

[How Azimuth compares programs across colleges](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## 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](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), 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](/about/).