Elementary Education at Lesley University

Every elementary education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the elementary teaching program at Lesley University stacks up to those at other schools.

Lesley is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 4,200 students attend the school each year.

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

Lesley Elementary Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching
• Master’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

Lesley Elementary Education Rankings

The elementary teaching major at Lesley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Elementary Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at Lesley

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

Lesley Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of elementary teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at Lesley are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Lesley University with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Lesley Elementary Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of elementary teaching master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 8% men graduate in elementary teaching each year. Lesley does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from Lesley, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the elementary teaching master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 28% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Lesley University with a master's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	28
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Related Majors

• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching
• Secondary Education
• Early Childhood Education

Careers That Elementary Teaching Grads May Go Into

A degree in elementary teaching 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
Elementary School Teachers	30,380	$82,600

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.