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Special Education at Lesley University

If you are interested in studying special education, you may want to check out the program at Lesley University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Lesley is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 4,200 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 76 students received their master's degree in special ed.

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

Lesley Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Lesley Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at Lesley

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

Lesley Special Education Master’s Program

88% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 76 students who earned a master's degree in Special Education from Lesley in 2020-2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

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Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Lesley, 79% 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 special ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 60
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Careers That Special Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in special ed 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
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 6,490 $74,470
Special Education Professors 4,630 $76,080
Middle School Special Education Teachers 3,470 $74,500
Interpreters and Translators 2,140 $55,600
Special Education Preschool Teachers 1,060 $64,370

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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