Graduate Programs at Lesley University

Graduate School Overview

Lesley University (referred to as Lesley) is a Private, 4 years school located in Cambridge, MA.

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 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Lesley is $19,650 in average. The school has 1,852 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,406 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 111 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research).

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$19,650
Student Population	1,852
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	111 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Lesley is $19,650 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,050.

Lesley offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$18,900
Required Fees	$150
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$1,050

Lesley 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, 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)	Graduate Level Courses & Programs
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Lesley University is $19,650. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.15% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$18,000	$150
2019-2020	$18,540	$150
2020-2021	$18,900	$150
2021-2022	$18,900	$150
2022-2023	$18,900	$150
2023-2024	$19,350	$300

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 $19,793 and the Massachusetts graduate tuition is $19,952 (public) / $30,491 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Lesley University	$19,650
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Massachusetts Graduate Schools	$24,674	$28,339
Public	$14,118	$19,952
Private	$30,491

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $20,410 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Lesley.

On-campus living costs are increased by 3.96% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,950. Off-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
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
2022-2023	$19,138	$1,350	$12,600	$1,350
2023-2024	$19,060	$2,240	$12,600	$1,350

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,083 at Lesley University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.14% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,000
2019-2020	$1,030
2020-2021	$1,050
2021-2022	$1,050
2022-2023	$1,050
2023-2024	$1,083

Graduate Programs at Lesley

Lesley University offers 54 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, 646 students have completed their study at Lesley University.

Offered Degrees at Lesley University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	39	617
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	3	29
Post Bachelor's Degree	3	0
Post Master's Degree	9	0
Total	54	646

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects program with 0 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Mental Health Counseling/Counselor program with 195 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Education program with 23 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Lesley University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	✕	-	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	✕	-	-
Commercial and Advertising Art	✕	-	-
Education	✕	-	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Lesley University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	195	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	55	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	51	$50,900
Education (other)	✕	42	$50,200
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	38	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Lesley University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	23	$77,500
Psychology (other)	✕	6	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	-	-

Lesley University offers 54 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 646 students have completed their graduate studies.

617 students have earned/completed Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	-	-
Environmental Studies	✕	-	-
Education [+]	✕	285 completers	$41,800
Education	✕	-	$41,800
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	-	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	5	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	7	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	51	$50,900
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	55	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	3	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	38	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	24	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	4	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	24	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✕	6	-
Social Studies Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Computer Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Biology Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Chemistry Teacher Education	✕	-	-
History Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Physics Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Earth Science Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	11	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	8	-
Education (other)	✕	42	$50,200
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	23 completers	-
Creative Writing	✕	23	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	26 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	✕	26	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Ecology	✕	-	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	23 completers	-
Mathematics (other)	✕	23	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	✕	1	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	7	-
Psychology [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	3	-
Human Services [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Social Work	✕	6	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	26 completers	-
Photography	✕	7	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	19	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	197 completers	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	195	-
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)	✕	2	-
Art Therapy/Therapist	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	20	-
	Total	617

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	23 completers	$77,500
Education	✕	23	$77,500
Psychology [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Psychology (other)	✕	6	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	-	-
	Total	29

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	-	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	✕	-	-
Visual and Performing Arts	✕	-	-
	Total	-

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

Graduate Student Population at Lesley

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,852 students enrolled into Lesley University graduate schools where it has total 3,406 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 551 full-time and 1,301 part-time graduate students. By gender, 265 male and 1,587 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	1,852	265	1,587
Full-time	551	94	457
Part-tme	1,301	171	1,130

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

There are 1,211 White (65.39%), 113 Black/African American (6.10%), 144 Hispanic (7.78%), 84 Asian (4.54%), and 300 students with other races. 49 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,852	265	1,587
American Indian/Native American	5	0	5
Asian	84	19	65
Black/African American	113	18	95
Hispanic	144	19	125
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	1,211	169	1,042
Two More	33	4	29
Un-Known	213	33	180
Non-resident Alien	49	3	46

Lesley University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 420 graduate students (22.68% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 49 graduate students (2.65% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	1,852
Enrolled Online Exclusively	420
Enrolled Some Online Courses	49
Not in Online Courses	1,383

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