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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
• 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, 19% of social work master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. Lehman does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 88% 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 social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Social Work

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	70

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.