Graduate Programs at Lesley University

Graduate School Overview

Lesley University (referred to as Lesley) is a Private, 4 years school located in Cambridge, MA. It is classified as a Doctoral/Research University school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.

The school is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (12/1/1952 - Current).

Lesley Directory Information
School Name	Lesley University (Lesley)
Address	29 Everett St, Cambridge, MA 02138-2790
Phone	617-868-9600
Web	https://www.lesley.edu
Online Application	https://www.lesley.edu/admissions-aid/how-to-apply
Financial Info	https://www.lesley.edu/admissions-aid

The 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at Lesley University is $19,050 in average. The school has 2,339 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,200 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 107 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 1 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$19,050
Student Population	2,339
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	107 graduate programs (1 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Lesley University is $19,050 in average for the academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is $1,050.

Lesley University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Lesley University offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	1 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2022 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of Lesley University is $19,050. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$17,550	$150
2018-2019	$18,000	$150
2019-2020	$18,540	$150
2020-2021	$18,900	$150
2021-2022	$18,900	$150

The graduate school tuition & fees of Lesley is inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Massachusetts. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,204 and the Massachusetts graduate tuition is $19,554 (public) / $29,575 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Lesley University	$19,050
All Graduate Schools	$15,958	$19,204
Public	$11,320	$20,434
Private	$19,234
Massachusetts Graduate Schools	$24,532	$27,535
Public	$13,768	$19,554
Private	$29,575

For academic year 2021-2022, the living costs are $20,570 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Lesley University. On-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $10,725. Off-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$15,750	$3,550	$6,725	$4,000
2018-2019	$16,230	$3,550	$6,725	$4,000
2019-2020	$16,320	$3,550	$6,725	$4,000
2020-2021	$16,570	$3,550	$6,725	$4,000
2021-2022	$16,570	$3,550	$6,725	$4,000

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,050 at Lesley University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2017-2018	$975
2018-2019	$1,000
2019-2020	$1,030
2020-2021	$1,050
2021-2022	$1,050

Graduate Programs at Lesley

Lesley University offers 53 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 681 students have completed their study at Lesley University.

Offered Degrees at Lesley University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	38	1	648
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	3	0	31
Post Bachelor's Degree	3	0	0
Post Master's Degree	9	0	2
Total	53	1	681

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Lesley University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Mental Health Counseling/Counselor program with 3 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Mental Health Counseling/Counselor program with 206 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Education program with 24 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Lesley University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	3	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	2	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	1	-
Education (other)	✕	1	-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	✕	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Lesley University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	206	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	187	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	76	$50,900
Education (other)	✕	75	$50,200
Special Education and Teaching	✕	68	$50,900

Popular Doctorate Programs at Lesley University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	24	$77,500
Education	✕	15	$77,500
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	11	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	9	-
Psychology (other)	✕	7	-

Lesley University offers 53 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 681 students have completed their graduate studies.

648 students have earned/completed Master's program.
2 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Environmental Studies	✕	0	-
Education [+]	✕	373 completers	$41,800
Education	✕	20	$41,800
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	15	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	2	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	2	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	76	$50,900
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	5	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	43	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	3	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	50	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	27	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	29	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	10	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✕	12	-
Social Studies Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Computer Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Biology Teacher Education	✕	3	-
Chemistry Teacher Education	✕	1	-
History Teacher Education	✕	5	-
Physics Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Earth Science Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	10	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	2	-
Education (other)	✕	55	$50,200
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Creative Writing	✕	21	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	✕	0	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Ecology	✕	0	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Mathematics (other)	✕	0	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	29 completers	-
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	✕	14	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	15	-
Psychology [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	2	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Photography	✕	8	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	20	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	187 completers	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	187	-
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)	✕	0	-
Art Therapy/Therapist	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✔	8 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	8	-
	Total	648

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	15 completers	$77,500
Education	✕	15	$77,500
Psychology [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Psychology (other)	✕	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	9	-
	Total	31

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	✕	0	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Commercial and Advertising Art	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Education	✕	0	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	0	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Computer Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Education (other)	✕	1	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	✕	0	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	0	-
Psychology [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	0	-
	Total	2

Graduate Student Population at Lesley

For academic year 2021-2022, total 2,339 students enrolled into Lesley University graduate schools where it has total 4,200 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 675 full-time and 1,664 part-time graduate students. By gender, 306 male and 2,033 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,339	306	2,033
Full-time	675	87	588
Part-tme	1,664	219	1,445

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 1,596 White (68.23%), 136 Black/African American (5.81%), 153 Hispanic (6.54%), 66 Asian (2.82%), and 388 students with other races. 90 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,339	306	2,033
American Indian/Native American	4	1	3
Asian	66	9	57
Black/African American	136	28	108
Hispanic	153	17	136
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	1,596	194	1,402
Two More	44	6	38
Un-Known	249	38	211
Non-resident Alien	90	13	77

Lesley University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 2,339 graduate students (100.00% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	2,339
Enrolled Online Exclusively	2,339
Enrolled Some Online Courses	0
Not in Online Courses	0

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Lesley University. 297 students are aged 20 to 24 (12.70% of total students), 358 students are aged above 50 (15.31%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Lesley University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,339	306	2,033
Age 20-21	3	0	3
Age 22-24	294	32	262
Age 25-29	643	66	577
Age 30-34	363	58	305
Age 35-39	258	44	214
Age 40-49	414	57	357
Age 50-64	323	46	277
Over 64	35	3	32
Age Un-Known	6	0	6