Photography at Lesley University

Every photography school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the photography 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.

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

Lesley Photography Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Photography
• Master’s Degree in Photography

Lesley Photography Rankings

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

Photography Student Demographics at Lesley

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

Lesley Photography Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of photography bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical photography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at Lesley since its program graduates 33% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in photography 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 photography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Lesley Photography Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of photography master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in photography each year. Lesley does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 33% more men than average.

Of the students who received a photography master's degree from Lesley, 83% 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 photography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts

Careers That Photography Grads May Go Into

A degree in photography 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
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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.