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Social Sciences at Lasell University

Social Sciences at Lasell University

If you plan to study social sciences, take a look at what Lasell University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Lasell is located in Newton, Massachusetts and approximately 1,951 students attend the school each year.

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

Lasell Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Lasell

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Lasell offers distance education options for social sciences at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Lasell Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Lasell is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Sciences. 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 Sciences Student Demographics at Lasell

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

Lasell Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Lasell since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social sciences 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 social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Lasell Social Sciences Master’s Program

28% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 72% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 28% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. Lasell does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 29% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from Lasell, 61% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 46
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at Lasell University. 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
Sociology 1

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 20,070 $74,510
Managers 8,660 $131,450
Statisticians 3,090 $108,670
Social Science Research Assistants 2,040 $55,310

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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