Major Programs and Completers by Degrees

Degree Programs Overview

As of 2026, Loyola Marymount University offers 119 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 12 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 2,909 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024 at Loyola Marymount. 1,834 students completed bachelor's programs and 606 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at Loyola Marymount. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Completers
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Total	Men	Women
Bachelor's	56	NOT OFFERED	1,834	847	987
Master's	38	6	606	245	361
Doctor's	3	2	331	112	219
Post-Graduate Certificate	20	4	138	36	102
At least 12-weeks but less than 1-Year Certificate	2	NOT OFFERED	-	-	-

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Loyola Marymount University. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Accounting and Related Services program has the highest salary ($80,053) after graduation and the Finance and Financial Management Services program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $74,483 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Accounting and Related Services	$80,053	$6,671	$14,750	$156
Finance and Financial Management Services	$74,483	$6,207	$19,500	$207
Mechanical Engineering	$68,960	$5,747	$21,000	$223
Marketing	$61,290	$5,108	$24,906	$264
Economics	$58,459	$4,872	$20,125	$213
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$49,685	$4,140	-	-
Communication	$47,820	$3,985	$17,750	$188
Fine and Studio Arts	$45,900	$3,825	$22,375	$237
Graphic Communications	$45,722	$3,810	-	-
Political Science and Government	$45,499	$3,792	$20,500	$217
English Language and Literature, General	$45,262	$3,772	$22,000	$233
Sociology	$44,475	$3,706	$17,750	$188

Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Business/Commerce, General	$99,019	$8,252	$99,813	$1,135
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$83,365	$6,947	-	-
Educational Administration and Supervision	$68,244	$5,687	$20,500	$233
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	$62,746	$5,229	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	$59,924	$4,994	-	-
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$53,221	$4,435	$74,081	$843
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$53,079	$4,423	$43,095	$490
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$47,843	$3,987	$104,931	$1,194
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$42,607	$3,551	$120,626	$1,372

Doctoral Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Educational Administration and Supervision	$104,060	$8,672	$70,420	$801

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Loyola Marymount University.

At the school, the Law Doctoral (Professional Practice) program has the most completers of 305 and the Psychology Bachelor program has the second most completers of 166 students.

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Psychology	166	31	135
Marketing/Marketing Management	160	60	100
Finance	147	117	30
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	111	17	94
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	100	69	31
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	98	54	44
Political Science and Government	90	44	46
Playwriting and Screenwriting	75	36	39
Biology/Biological Sciences	67	26	41
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	63	27	36

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Urban Education and Leadership	134	30	104
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	57	33	24
Educational Psychology	37	1	36
Business/Commerce	37	21	16
Management Science	35	19	16
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	32	19	13
Computer and Information Sciences	29	23	6
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	29	4	25
Playwriting and Screenwriting	21	14	7
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	20	-	20

Popular Doctoral Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Educational Leadership and Administration	26	6	20

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

What is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Natural Resources/Conservation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Environmental Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Environmental Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Asian Studies/Civilization	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
African-American/Black Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Women's Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Communications Technologies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	111	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Journalism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	34	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Recording Arts Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	58	29	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0

What is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7^ONLINE	26^ONLINE	32
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Urban Education and Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	134^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9^ONLINE
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dance Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0

What is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Water Resources Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Computer Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Software Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	37	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Systems Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	0
Engineering (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0

What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Engineering-Related Technologies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Engineering/Industrial Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0

What is Legal Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Chinese Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
German Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
French Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Law	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	305	NOT OFFERED
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	46
Tax Law/Taxation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15^ONLINE

What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	67	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Biomedical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Biochemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Applied Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Natural Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	53	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Ancient Studies/Civilization	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Theology/Theological Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	166	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
School Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	32^ONLINE
Educational Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	37^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	54	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Relations and Affairs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	90	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	47	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Urban Studies/Affairs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Dance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Dance (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	63	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Playwriting and Screenwriting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	75	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Film/Cinema/Video Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	36	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	98	57	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	42	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	1

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	37	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	63	8	0	1
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	37	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	100	32	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	147	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	34	35	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	160	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Taxation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	37	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	63	8	0	1
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	37	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	100	32	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	147	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	34	35	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	160	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Taxation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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