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. In 2021, 32 criminology majors received their bachelor's degree from Lasell.

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

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.

Lasell does offer online education options in criminology for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Lasell Criminology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Criminology Master’s Degree Schools	1
	1
	1
	1
Best Value Criminology Master’s Degree Schools	2
Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools	7
Most Focused Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19
Best Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39
Most Popular Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	79
Best Value Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	89

In 2021, 64 students received their master’s degree in criminology from Lasell. This makes it the #2 most popular school for criminology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Criminology Graduates from Lasell Make?

The median salary of criminology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Lasell is $41,517. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 24% higher than the national average of $33,551 for all criminology bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 32 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Criminology from Lasell in 2020-2021, 44% were men and 56% were women. The typical criminology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at Lasell since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminology at Lasell are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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	4
White	18
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Lasell Criminology Master’s Program

The criminology program at Lasell awarded 64 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 80% of these degrees went to men with the other 20% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in criminology each year. Lasell does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 43% more men than average.

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	4
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

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

Related Majors

• Sociology

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.