Top Ranked Programs
Lesley University concentrates its program portfolio in visual and performing arts, education, and human services — a signature aligned with the institution's identity as a creative and socially engaged private university in Cambridge. Psychology, General is the largest program with 89 graduates, followed by Design and Applied Arts, Teacher Education, General Studies, and Clinical, Counseling and Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. Across 22 programs, 0 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold, with several delivering strong four-year earnings outcomes relative to peer creative and education-focused institutions. The highest-earning programs at Lesley University cluster in applied creative fields and professional education. Business Administration graduates earn median earnings of $67,879 four years after enrollment with 17 graduates, while Psychology, General delivers median earnings of $56,837 and Teacher Education reaches $52,570. These outcomes reflect the institution's strength in fields where creative skills and professional credentials command stable labor-market demand. Clinical, Counseling and Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology and Visual and Performing Arts round out the earnings leaders, demonstrating breadth across applied creative and human-services pathways. Several of Lesley University's programs are high-mobility pathways where graduates enter the workforce directly in creative industries, education, and counseling roles — fields where four-year earnings reflect immediate labor-market outcomes. The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how the institution's dominant program families align with national wage trends in creative services and education sectors.