Social Work at Lehman College

What traits are you looking for in a social work school? To help you decide if Lehman College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social work program.

Lehman is located in Bronx, New York and approximately 15,091 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Social Work section at the bottom of this page.

Lehman Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
• Master’s Degree in Social Work

Lehman Social Work Rankings

The social work major at Lehman is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Work. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Social Work Student Demographics at Lehman

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at Lehman College.

Lehman Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 53% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social work bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Lehman College with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	41
Hispanic or Latino	92
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Lehman Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of social work master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. Lehman does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 88% of degree recipients. That is 44% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Lehman College with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Social Work

If you plan to be a social work major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Lehman College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	213

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Lehman College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	28,530	$58,050
Healthcare Social Workers	13,290	$62,280
Social and Community Service Managers	13,110	$86,700
Substance Abuse Social Workers	11,470	$62,130
Social Workers	5,790	$67,120

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jim.henderson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.