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Design & Applied Arts at Lesley University

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Design & Applied Arts at Lesley University

Every design and applied arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the design program at Lesley University stacks up to those at other schools.

Lesley is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 4,200 students attend the school each year. Of the 570 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lesley University in 2021, 74 of them were design and applied arts majors.

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

Lesley Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Design

Lesley Design & Applied Arts Rankings

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

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 design major at Lesley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Design & Applied Arts. 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 Design & Applied Arts Graduate Certificate Schools 15
Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 58
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Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 297
Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools 377

Earnings of Lesley Design Graduates

The median salary of design students who receive their bachelor's degree at Lesley is $30,949. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,733 for all design students.

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Design Student Demographics at Lesley

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

Lesley Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 74 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in design from Lesley. About 27% were men and 73% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 35
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

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

Careers That Design Grads May Go Into

A degree in design 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
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 6,190 $99,540
Graphic Designers 5,680 $64,010
Art Directors 1,310 $97,810
Interior Designers 1,240 $66,250
Photographers 1,220 $65,090

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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