Education at Lamar University

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

Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and has a total student population of 16,637.

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

Lamar University Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

Lamar University Education Rankings

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There were 54 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #54 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Lamar University

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

Lamar University Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,625 students earned a master's degree in education from Lamar University. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Lamar University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Lamar University, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 12% 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 education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	306
Hispanic or Latino	359
White	922
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Lamar University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	1,871
Special Education	542
Instructional Media Design	147

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Elementary School Teachers	136,780	$56,520
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Teacher Assistants	88,700	$23,290
Middle School Teachers	66,470	$56,580
Preschool Teachers	34,790	$34,960

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.