Psychology at Lesley University

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

Lesley is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 4,200. In 2021, 114 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Lesley.

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

Lesley Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

Lesley Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how Lesley performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Lesley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. 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
	54
	166
Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	181
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	192
Most Popular Psychology Schools	430
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	677
Best Psychology Schools	742
Best Value Psychology Schools	801

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Lesley. This makes it the #678 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #249 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Lesley

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

Lesley Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 114 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Lesley. About 88% of these graduates were women and the other 12% were men.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Lesley are white. This is typical 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	58
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Lesley Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a master's degree in Psychology from Lesley in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Lesley, 100% 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 psychology.

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

Lesley also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	80
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	37
Other Psychology	7

Related Majors

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

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,050	$86,490
Psychology Professors	1,490	$97,690
Psychologists	980	$83,550
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	100	$75,660

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.