Degree Programs Overview

Lesley University offers 115 degree programs through Certificate, Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs.

A total of 906 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at Lesley. 347 students completed bachelor's programs and 521 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at Lesley. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
Total ProgramsOnline ProgramsCompleters
TotalMenWomen
Bachelor's56NOT OFFERED34791256
Master's40NOT OFFERED52186435
Doctor's3NOT OFFERED34430
Post-Graduate Certificate14NOT OFFERED413

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Lesley University. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Business Administration, Management and Operations program has the highest salary ($57,321) after graduation and the Design and Applied Arts program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $37,894 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Business Administration, Management and Operations $57,321$4,777$18,292$194
Design and Applied Arts $37,894$3,158$23,333$247
Psychology, General $36,289$3,024$19,500$207
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology $35,478$2,957$21,875$232
Fine and Studio Arts $34,114$2,843$23,968$254
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities $33,760$2,813$19,167$203
Film/Video and Photographic Arts $28,848$2,404$26,974$286
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions $28,845$2,404$19,500$207
Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Special Education and Teaching $57,561$4,797$32,257$367
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas $55,299$4,608$28,059$319
Education, General $50,138$4,178$31,458$358
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods $49,494$4,125$34,401$391
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions $44,028$3,669$66,083$752
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology $38,957$3,246--
Doctoral Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Education, General $80,016$6,668$75,166$855

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Lesley University.

At the school, the Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master program has the most completers of 146 and the Elementary Education and Teaching Master program has the second most completers of 54 students.

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

What is Communication and Journalism program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Environmental StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Communications Technologies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Education program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special EffectsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 00 32 0
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED11 NOT OFFERED 0
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 245 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 754 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education, Multiple LevelsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2127 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English/Language Arts Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 019 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 02 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 010 NOT OFFERED 0
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 09 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Science Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Studies Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED 0
Biology Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemistry Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
History Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 06 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Earth Science Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 08 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED30 NOT OFFERED 1
What is Work and Family Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is English Language and Literature program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Human Development and Family StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Family SystemsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Creative WritingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 927 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)NOT OFFERED 0 4712 NOT OFFERED 0
What is Mathematics and Statistics program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
EcologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Mathematics (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 010 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied Mathematics (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Psychology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
International/Global StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED18 NOT OFFERED 0
What is Human Services program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 39NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Developmental and Child PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Community PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Counseling PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 114 NOT OFFERED 0
Psychology (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
What is Social Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Community Organization and AdvocacyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social WorkNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 76 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Visual and Performing Arts program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Social SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Digital ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 30NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Commercial and Advertising ArtNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Graphic DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
IllustrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 25NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Design and Applied Arts (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 24NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PhotographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 36 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Film/Video and Photographic Arts (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1221 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and ConservationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Intermedia/MultimediaNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Mental Health Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0146 0 0
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 02 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 180 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is History program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is History program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
American History (United States)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
History (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

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