Education at Lehman College

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

Lehman is located in Bronx, New York and approximately 15,091 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 401 students received their master's degree in education.

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

Lehman Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Lehman

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

Lehman Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at Lehman

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Lehman College.

Lehman Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 401 students graduated with a master's degree in education from Lehman. About 35% were men and 65% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. Lehman does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 74% of degree recipients. That is 44% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Lehman College with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	106
Hispanic or Latino	169
White	100
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Lehman College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Subject Specific	218
Special Education	87
Teacher Education Grade Specific	74
Educational Administration	41
Student Counseling	34
Multilingual Education	23
Teaching English or French	17

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Lehman College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Teacher Assistants	123,960	$31,330
Elementary School Teachers	82,590	$83,010
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Middle School Teachers	39,950	$83,490
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	31,840	$56,060

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 Jim.henderson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.