Social Work at Lehman College

If you are interested in studying social work, you may want to check out the program at Lehman College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Lehman is located in Bronx, New York and has a total student population of 15,091. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 students received their master's degree in social work.

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

Lehman Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

Lehman Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at Lehman

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

Lehman Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of social work master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in social work each year. Lehman does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 90% of degree recipients. That is 47% 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 social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work 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
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	28,530	$58,050
Healthcare Social Workers	13,290	$62,280
Social and Community Service Managers	13,110	$86,700
Substance Abuse Social Workers	11,470	$62,130
Social Workers	5,790	$67,120

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.