Teacher Education Subject Specific at Lesley University

What traits are you looking for in a subject specific ed school? To help you decide if Lesley University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's subject specific ed program.

Lesley is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 4,200 students attend the school each year. Of the 53 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lesley University in 2021, 11 of them were teacher education subject specific majors.

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

Lesley Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Subject Specific Ed
• Master’s Degree in Subject Specific Ed

Lesley Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the subject specific ed progam at Lesley compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The subject specific ed major at Lesley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Teacher Education Subject Specific. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools	199
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	304
Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	386
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	468
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	477
	481

In 2021, 98 students received their master’s degree in subject specific ed from Lesley. This makes it the #29 most popular school for subject specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at Lesley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the subject specific ed majors at Lesley University.

Lesley Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed from Lesley. About 82% of these graduates were women and the other 18% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities in its subject specific ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Lesley Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

Of the 98 students who earned a master's degree in Teacher Education Subject Specific from Lesley in 2020-2021, 22% were men and 78% were women.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from Lesley, 76% 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 subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	74
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Lesley also has a doctoral program available in subject specific ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Teacher Education Subject Specific

If you plan to be a subject specific ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Lesley University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mathematics Education	33
English & Language Arts Education	31
Science Education	12
Reading Teacher Education	10
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	10
History Education	8
Biology Education	3
Computer Teacher Education	1
Chemistry Education	1

Related Majors

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

Careers That Subject Specific Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in subject specific ed 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
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Middle School Teachers	16,910	$79,030
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	11,880	$59,350
Coaches and Scouts	7,280	$50,200

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.