Engineering at Lamar University

Every engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering 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. In 2021, 224 engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from Lamar University.

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

Lamar University Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Engineering

Lamar University Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering progam at Lamar University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering major at Lamar University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	12
	13
Best Value Engineering Schools	32
Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools	113
Most Focused Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	164
Most Focused Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	279

In 2021, 46 students received their master’s degree in engineering from Lamar University. This makes it the #183 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #137 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Lamar University

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

Lamar University Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 224 students earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from Lamar University. About 19% of these graduates were women and the other 81% were men.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at Lamar University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	52
White	117
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Lamar University Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 engineering majors earned their master's degree from Lamar University. Of these graduates, 83% were men and 17% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Lamar University also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 17 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

If you plan to be a engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Mechanical Engineering	81
Chemical Engineering	66
General Engineering	48
Electrical Engineering	26
Industrial Engineering	23
Civil Engineering	20
Construction Engineering	16
Environmental Engineering	7

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Engineering Technologies

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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
Software Applications Developers	71,260	$108,760
Systems Software Developers	28,720	$110,740
Civil Engineers	24,460	$102,990
Mechanical Engineers	20,820	$105,570
Petroleum Engineers	19,260	$169,010

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.