Social Sciences at Lesley University

Every social sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social sciences program at Lesley University stacks up to those at other schools.

Lesley is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 4,200 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 13 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Lesley.

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.

Lesley Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Lesley Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Lesley 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 social sciences major at Lesley 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,069
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	1,280

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Lesley

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

Lesley Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from Lesley in 2020-2021, 31% were men and 69% were women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Lesley 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 Lesley University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

Social Sciences 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 Lesley University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	9
Political Science & Government	4

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology
• Education

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 Lesley 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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.