by our College Data Analytics TeamSocial Sciences is a program of study at Lesley University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in social sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. 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.
Here are some of the other rankings for Lesley.
Part-time undergraduates at Lesley paid an average of $973 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $29,200 | $29,200 |
| Fees | $350 | $350 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,570 | $16,570 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,550 | $3,550 |
Learn more about Lesley tuition and fees.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Lesley does offer online classes in its social sciences bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Lesley Online Learning page.
About 57.1% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in social sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 54.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in social sciences at Lesley in 2019-2020, 35.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 8 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Social Sciences | 1 |
| Political Science & Government | 8 |
| Sociology | 5 |
*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.
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