Criminology at Lasell University

If you plan to study criminology, 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 has a total student population of 1,951.

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

Lasell Criminology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminology
• Master’s Degree in Criminology

Lasell Criminology Rankings

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

Criminology Student Demographics at Lasell

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

Lasell Criminology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of criminology bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical criminology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Lasell since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its criminology 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 criminology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Lasell Criminology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of criminology master's degrees went to men and 28% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in criminology each year. Lasell does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 40% more men than average.

Of the students who received a criminology 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 criminology.

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 Criminology

The following criminology concentations are available at Lasell University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Lasell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminology	96

Careers That Criminology Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminology 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
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Sociologists	120	$111,020

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

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