Lesley University
Cambridge, Massachusetts · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
11of 12 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Massachusetts high-school graduate (about $41,044 a year). 1 falls short.
12 of 36 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 24 have no earnings published. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 39 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$31,152 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$31,152 a year
About $124,608 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $24,799 |
| $30k to $48k | $24,044 |
| $48k to $75k | $29,030 |
| $75k to $110k | $33,201 |
| $110k and up | $35,152 |
| All families (average) | $31,152 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Massachusetts high-school graduate ($41,044 a year).
24 of 75 programs could be assessed 32% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $60,700 | +$19,656 | above HS line | $66,083 | 3.4 yrs | 148 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $58,844 | +$17,800 | above HS line | $34,401 | 1.9 yrs | 87 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $45,099 | +$4,055 | clears the bar | $23,333 | 5.8 yrs | 63 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $68,067 | +$27,023 | above HS line | $28,059 | 1.0 yrs | 59 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $56,837 | +$15,793 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 1.2 yrs | 50 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $45,293 | +$4,249 | clears the bar | $19,167 | 4.5 yrs | 47 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $68,384 | +$27,340 | above HS line | $32,257 | 1.2 yrs | 45 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $52,570 | +$11,526 | clears the bar | $16,355 | 1.4 yrs | 38 |
| Education | Doctoral Degree | $107,723 | +$66,679 | above HS line | $75,166 | 1.1 yrs | 32 |
| Education, Other | Master's Degree | $67,170 | +$26,126 | above HS line | $34,166 | 1.3 yrs | 30 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | $49,175 | +$8,131 | clears the bar | $19,625 | 2.4 yrs | 30 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | $50,236 | +$9,192 | above HS line | $41,000 | 4.5 yrs | 27 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | $73,492 | +$32,448 | above HS line | $41,000 | 1.3 yrs | 21 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | $43,129 | +$2,085 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 9.4 yrs | 18 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | $45,508 | +$4,464 | clears the bar | $26,974 | 6.0 yrs | 15 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $41,320 | +$276 | clears the bar | $23,968 | 86.8 yrs | 15 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $67,879 | +$26,835 | clears the bar | $18,292 | 0.7 yrs | 14 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $52,367 | +$11,323 | clears the bar | $21,875 | 1.9 yrs | 13 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $61,2961-year earnings | +$20,252 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $66,404 | +$25,360 | above HS line | $28,169 | 1.1 yrs | 11 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $38,5161-year earnings | -$2,528 | falls short (1-yr) | $18,683 | no earnings gain | 9 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $50,260 | +$9,216 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 2.3 yrs | 9 |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | Master's Degree | $69,678 | +$28,634 | above HS line | $42,279 | 1.5 yrs | 1 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $64,580 | +$23,536 | above HS line | $31,458 | 1.3 yrs | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Human Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $27,000 | not assessed | 6 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Film and Photography | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Graphic Communications | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Psychology, Other | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Education, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Design | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Graphic Communications | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Research Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $41,044 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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