Education at Lesley University

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education 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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 373 students received their master's degree in education.

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

• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

Lesley Education Rankings

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 Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 373 students earned a master's degree in education from Lesley. About 86% of these graduates were women and the other 14% were men.

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

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	98
Teacher Education Subject Specific	98
Special Education	76
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

• 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.