Information Science at Lamar University

Every information science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the IS program at Lamar University stacks up to those at other schools.

Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and approximately 16,637 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Information Science section at the bottom of this page.

Lamar University Information Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in IS

Lamar University Information Science Rankings

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IS Student Demographics at Lamar University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IS majors at Lamar University.

Lamar University Information Science Master’s Program

Of the 69 students who graduated with a master’s in IS from Lamar University in 2021, 54% were men and 46% were women.

In the IS master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Lamar University with a master's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	22
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Computer Programming
• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Science

Careers That IS Grads May Go Into

A degree in IS can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Lamar University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Systems Software Developers	28,720	$110,740
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers	22,350	$154,650
Computer Science Professors	2,590	$92,350
Computer and Information Research Scientists	1,830	$125,800

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.