Writing Studies at Lesley University

What traits are you looking for in a writing school? To help you decide if Lesley University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's writing program.

Lesley is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 4,200 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in writing from Lesley.

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

Lesley Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing
• Master’s Degree in Writing

Lesley Writing Studies Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The writing major at Lesley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Writing Studies. 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 Popular Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	39
	50
	54
Most Popular Writing Studies Schools	98
Best Value Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	125
Best Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	133
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	143
Most Popular Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	175

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in writing from Lesley. This makes it the #39 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Writing Student Demographics at Lesley

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

Lesley Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Writing Studies from Lesley in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing at Lesley are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Lesley Writing Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students earned a master's degree in writing from Lesley. About 43% of these graduates were women and the other 57% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. Lesley does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 26% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Lesley, 57% were white. This is below 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 writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Lesley also has a doctoral program available in writing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General English Literature

Careers That Writing Grads May Go Into

A degree in writing 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
Editors	3,160	$89,280
English Language and Literature Professors	2,780	$80,450
Technical Writers	2,420	$89,630
Writers and Authors	1,490	$70,000

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.