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Education at Lesley University

Education at Lesley University

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

Lesley is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 4,200 students attend the school each year.

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

Lesley Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Education
  • Master’s Degree in Education

Lesley Education Rankings

The education major at Lesley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. 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.

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #258 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Lesley

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

Lesley Education Bachelor’s Program

93% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 7% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

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About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Lesley are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Lesley University with a bachelor's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 23
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Lesley Education Master’s Program

81% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of education master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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Of the students who received a education master's degree from Lesley, 68% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 23
White 173
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 29

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific 135
Teacher Education Subject Specific 109
Special Education 81
Other Education 56
General Education 35
Curriculum & Instruction 15
Student Counseling 5
Educational Administration 2
Teaching English or French 2
Instructional Media Design 2

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 MA, the home state for Lesley University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Teacher Assistants 38,770 $35,680
Elementary School Teachers 30,380 $82,600
High School Teachers 26,420 $80,020
Middle School Teachers 16,910 $79,030
Preschool Teachers 16,360 $39,180

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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