Bachelor's · Cambridge, Massachusetts
Is Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at Lesley University worth it?
Medium confidence Medium confidence: 40–99 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $55,427
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $48,650
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $18,809
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $135k (likely $135k – $184k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $5k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in MA
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$316k (likely −$417k – −$238k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$295k (likely −$420k – −$158k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 42%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Borrowers making progress / in default, 2 years in
- not reported / ≤ 20%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-19, 2019-20
Change income, residency or loans Compare Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at other schools
Other majors at Lesley University
- Education, General (Doctoral)$107,723
- Fine and Studio Arts (Master's)$73,492
- Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies (Master's)$69,678
- Special Education and Teaching (Master's)$68,384
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's)$68,067
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$67,879
- Education, Other (Master's)$67,170
- Curriculum and Instruction (Master's)$66,404
- Education, General (Master's)$64,580
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (Master's)$60,700
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's)$58,844
- Psychology, General (Bachelor's)$56,837
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at other schools in Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology$147,998
- Bentley University$105,183
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst$73,242
- Regis College$66,664
- American International College$57,510
- Endicott College$55,369
- Worcester State University$55,273
- Boston University$54,044
- Westfield State University$51,730
- University of Massachusetts-Lowell$51,492