Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois · Private, nonprofit

Of 67 assessed programs, 65 leave graduates out-earning a typical Illinois high-school graduate (about $36,082/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 172 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$28,992
$30k to $48k	$28,663
$48k to $75k	$32,432
$75k to $110k	$36,853
$110k and up	$42,346
All families (average)	$36,079

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

67 of 239 programs could be assessed 28% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Illinois high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$87,922	+$51,840	clears the bar	$25,000	0.5 yrs	415
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$62,821	+$26,739	clears the bar	$25,000	0.9 yrs	305
Social Work	Master's Degree	$65,097	+$29,015	clears the bar	$59,888	2.1 yrs	288
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,658	+$20,576	clears the bar	$24,960	1.2 yrs	269
Law	First Professional Degree	$122,384	+$86,302	clears the bar	$119,367	1.4 yrs	264
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$129,044	+$92,962	clears the bar	$59,409	0.6 yrs	172
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$86,662	+$50,580	clears the bar	$24,567	0.5 yrs	170
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$63,437	+$27,355	clears the bar	$23,000	0.8 yrs	160
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$97,532	+$61,450	clears the bar	$249,216	4.1 yrs	150
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$89,001	+$52,919	clears the bar	$22,000	0.4 yrs	146
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$68,942	+$32,860	clears the bar	$23,250	0.7 yrs	139
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$89,745	+$53,663	clears the bar	$23,554	0.4 yrs	121
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	$123,695	+$87,613	clears the bar	$58,186	0.7 yrs	120
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	$58,373	+$22,291	clears the bar	$25,000	1.1 yrs	115
Nursing	Master's Degree	$118,017	+$81,935	clears the bar	$59,750	0.7 yrs	93
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$58,145	+$22,063	clears the bar	$24,857	1.1 yrs	88
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$103,884	+$67,802	clears the bar	$24,166	0.4 yrs	86
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$130,041	+$93,959	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	74
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$97,667	+$61,585	clears the bar	$22,000	0.4 yrs	72
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$66,713	+$30,631	clears the bar	$59,490	1.9 yrs	69
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$59,206	+$23,124	clears the bar	$19,589	0.8 yrs	67
Biology	Master's Degree	$22,488 1-year earnings	-$13,594	falls short	$55,711	insufficient data	61
Behavioral Sciences	Associate's Degree	$41,634	+$5,552	clears the bar	$5,903	1.1 yrs	61
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$53,896	+$17,814	clears the bar	$25,000	1.4 yrs	53
History	Bachelor's Degree	$57,639	+$21,557	clears the bar	$23,288	1.1 yrs	53
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$57,790	+$21,708	clears the bar	$22,808	1.1 yrs	49
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$99,112	+$63,030	clears the bar	$21,295	0.3 yrs	49
Accounting	Master's Degree	$94,859	+$58,777	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$63,135	+$27,053	clears the bar	$12,500	0.5 yrs	43
English	Bachelor's Degree	$56,289	+$20,207	clears the bar	$25,000	1.2 yrs	43
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Master's Degree	$59,226	+$23,144	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$78,094	+$42,012	clears the bar	$21,899	0.5 yrs	41
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$61,429	+$25,347	clears the bar	$20,500	0.8 yrs	40
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$67,681	+$31,599	clears the bar	$25,000	0.8 yrs	37
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$48,479	+$12,397	clears the bar	$24,500	2.0 yrs	34
Public Health	Master's Degree	$95,808	+$59,726	clears the bar	$55,713	0.9 yrs	34
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$58,256	+$22,174	clears the bar	$23,000	1.0 yrs	33
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$87,698	+$51,616	clears the bar	$25,000	0.5 yrs	33
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$104,629	+$68,547	clears the bar	$92,394	1.3 yrs	32
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$82,040	+$45,958	clears the bar	$21,750	0.5 yrs	32
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$59,024	+$22,942	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$57,407	+$21,325	clears the bar	$21,125	1.0 yrs	29
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$42,195	+$6,113	clears the bar	$21,500	3.5 yrs	28
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Master's Degree	$94,642	+$58,560	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$54,344	+$18,262	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Security Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$64,194	+$28,112	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$87,326	+$51,244	clears the bar	$63,005	1.2 yrs	25
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$41,855	+$5,773	clears the bar	$7,761	1.3 yrs	22
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$86,190	+$50,108	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Master's Degree	$67,635	+$31,553	clears the bar	$42,384	1.3 yrs	21
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$150,553	+$114,471	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$61,706	+$25,624	clears the bar	$33,500	1.3 yrs	20
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$60,571	+$24,489	clears the bar	$26,000	1.1 yrs	20
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$45,869 1-year earnings	+$9,787	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	$126,090	+$90,008	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Statistics	Master's Degree	$111,280	+$75,198	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	$69,541	+$33,459	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$65,382	+$29,300	clears the bar	$41,000	1.4 yrs	14
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$58,511	+$22,429	clears the bar	$21,500	1.0 yrs	14
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$77,773	+$41,691	clears the bar	$24,635	0.6 yrs	14
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$59,928	+$23,846	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$97,158	+$61,076	clears the bar	$25,000	0.4 yrs	12
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$149,948 1-year earnings	+$113,866	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
International and Comparative Education	Master's Degree	$70,015	+$33,933	clears the bar	$40,500	1.2 yrs	11
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$154,544	+$118,462	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	$27,423 1-year earnings	-$8,659	falls short	$48,483	insufficient data	2
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	$78,575	+$42,493	clears the bar	$25,500	0.6 yrs	0
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	159
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	98
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Social Work	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Marketing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Finance	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
School Counseling	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Counseling Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Theology and Ministry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$24,250	insufficient data	11
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Theology and Ministry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Theology and Ministry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Legal Support Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Research Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Data Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Philosophy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
International Business	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Human Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Medical Laboratory Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Computer Software and Media Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Neuroscience	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Mathematics and Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Social Work	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
History	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Agricultural Production Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,082/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.