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. In 2021, 53 education majors received their bachelor's degree from Lesley.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Education

Lesley Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at Lesley compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Education Schools	78
Most Popular Education Schools	178
Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	214
	487
	665
Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	751
Best Education Schools	841

In 2021, 373 students received their master’s degree in education from Lesley. This makes it the #74 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 53 education students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Lesley, about 9% were men and 91% were women.

About 53% 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 9% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	28
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Lesley Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 373 education majors earned their master's degree from Lesley. Of these graduates, 14% were men and 86% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Lesley, 76% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	285
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	35

Lesley also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 15 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

Related Majors

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

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.