by our College Data Analytics TeamSocial Sciences is a program of study at Loyola University Chicago. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in social sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Loyola Chicago paid an average of $1,033 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $18,594 | $18,594 |
| Fees | $560 | $560 |
Online degrees for the Loyola Chicago social sciences master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Loyola Chicago Online Learning page.
Women made up around 83.3% of the social sciences students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 41.7% of the social sciences master’s degrees at Loyola Chicago in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 24%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Political Science & Government | 4 |
| Sociology | 6 |
| Urban Studies | 2 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.