History at Lasell University

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

Lasell is located in Newton, Massachusetts and approximately 1,951 students attend the school each year. Of the 366 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lasell University in 2021, 3 of them were history majors.

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

Lasell History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Lasell History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Lasell compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at Lasell is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	984
Most Focused History Schools	1,082
Most Popular History Schools	1,124

History Student Demographics at Lasell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at Lasell University.

Lasell History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a bachelor's degree in History from Lasell in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Lasell are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its history bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Lasell University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Lasell also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within History

History majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Lasell University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	3

Related Majors

• Psychology
• Education
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Lasell University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Managers	8,660	$131,450
History Professors	1,030	$97,350
Museum Technicians and Conservators	580	$56,100
Curators	520	$68,240

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.