General Education at Lesley University

If you are interested in studying general 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 has a total student population of 4,200.

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

Lesley General Education Degrees Available

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

Lesley General Education Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in education from Lesley. This makes it the #173 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #27 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 General Education Master’s Program

Of the 20 education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Lesley, about 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Lesley, 70% 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	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Lesley also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 15 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within General Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Lesley University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	35

Related Majors

• Educational Administration
• Instructional Media Design
• Teaching English or French
• Student Counseling
• Curriculum & Instruction

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
Education Professors	1,890	$76,230

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.