by our College Data Analytics TeamSocial Sciences is a program of study at Loyola University New Orleans. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in social sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
If there’s something special you’re looking for, you can use one of the links below to find it:
In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Loyola New Orleans was ranked #692 on College Factual's Best Schools for social sciences list. It is also ranked #6 in Louisiana.
Here are some of the other rankings for Loyola New Orleans.
Part-time undergraduates at Loyola New Orleans paid an average of $1,132 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 undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $40,288 | $40,288 |
| Fees | $1,742 | $1,742 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,546 | $13,546 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,160 | $3,160 |
Learn more about Loyola New Orleans tuition and fees.
Loyola New Orleans does not offer an online option for its social sciences bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Loyola New Orleans Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in social sciences in 2019-2020, 73.2% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 54.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 58.9% of the social sciences bachelor’s degrees at Loyola New Orleans in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 18 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 22 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Social Sciences | 1 |
| Criminology | 28 |
| Economics | 2 |
| Political Science & Government | 9 |
| Sociology | 16 |
*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.
