Civil Engineering at Lamar University

Every civil engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the civil eng 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. In 2021, 20 civil eng 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 Civil Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Lamar University Civil Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Eng

Lamar University Civil Engineering Rankings

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

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The civil eng major at Lamar University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Civil 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
	11
Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
Most Popular Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	206
Most Focused Civil Engineering Schools	268

Civil Eng Student Demographics at Lamar University

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

Lamar University Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 civil eng students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Lamar University, about 70% were men and 30% were women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at Lamar University since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its civil 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 civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Lamar University also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Environmental Engineering
• Construction Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• General Engineering

Careers That Civil Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in civil 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
Civil Engineers	24,460	$102,990
Petroleum Engineers	19,260	$169,010
Architectural and Engineering Managers	12,920	$167,280
Engineers	10,710	$113,370
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.