Chemical Engineering at Lamar University

What traits are you looking for in a chem eng school? To help you decide if Lamar University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's chem eng program.

Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and approximately 16,637 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 students received a bachelor's degree in chem eng from Lamar University.

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

Lamar University Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chem Eng
• Doctorate Degree in Chem Eng

Lamar University Chemical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chem eng programs across the country. The following shows how Lamar University performed in these rankings.

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 chem eng major at Lamar University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemical 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
	9
	12
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	73
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Schools	83
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87

Earnings of Lamar University Chem Eng Graduates

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at Lamar University is $73,299. This is 11% higher than $66,101, which is the national average for all chem eng bachelor's degree recipients.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at Lamar University

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

Lamar University Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its chem eng 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 chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	27
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Lamar University also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Environmental Engineering
• Construction Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Electrical Engineering

Careers That Chem Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in chem eng 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	12,920	$167,280
Engineers	10,710	$113,370
Chemical Engineers	7,870	$147,720
Engineering Professors	3,890	$123,200

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.