Private nonprofit · Cambridge, Massachusetts
Lesley University: cost, debt and earnings by major
22 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $31,777
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 42%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 97%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 1,122
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $22,000
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 4.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $24,100 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $25,588 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $27,261 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $33,380 |
| $110,000+ | $37,744 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (11)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$67,879
- Psychology, General$56,837
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$52,570
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$52,367
- English Language and Literature, General$50,260
- Visual and Performing Arts, General$49,175
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts$45,508
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$45,293
- Design and Applied Arts$45,099
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$43,129
- Fine and Studio Arts$41,320
Master's programs (10)
- Fine and Studio Arts$73,492
- Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies$69,678
- Special Education and Teaching$68,384
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$68,067
- Education, Other$67,170
- Curriculum and Instruction$66,404
- Education, General$64,580
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$60,700
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$58,844
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$50,236
Doctoral programs (1)
- Education, General$107,723