Mental & Social Health Services at Lesley University

If you plan to study mental and social health services, take a look at what Lesley University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Lesley is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 4,200 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Mental & Social Health Services section at the bottom of this page.

Lesley Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services
• Doctorate Degree in Mental Health Services

Lesley Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

In 2021, 187 students received their master’s degree in mental health services from Lesley. This makes it the #7 most popular school for mental health services master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in mental health services, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Lesley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mental health services majors at Lesley University.

Lesley Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

Of the 187 students who graduated with a master’s in mental health services from Lesley in 2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

Of the students who received a mental health services master's degree from Lesley, 67% 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 mental health services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	125
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Lesley also has a doctoral program available in mental health services. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Mental & Social Health Services

If you plan to be a mental health services 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
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	196

Related Majors

• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

Careers That Mental Health Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in mental health services 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
Healthcare Social Workers	10,040	$61,960
Substance Abuse Social Workers	6,880	$43,270
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,050	$86,490
Community Health Workers	3,660	$44,500
Psychiatric Technicians	1,930	$45,220

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.