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General Civil Engineering at Lamar University

What traits are you looking for in a school for General Civil Engineering, consider the program at Lamar University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Lamar University is located in Beaumont, TX.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 18 general civil engineering degrees were granted at Lamar University.

Studying Online at Lamar University

Distance learning is available at Lamar University. Among 17,772 students, 10,722 (60%) studied exclusively online and 4,507 (25%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of General Civil Engineering graduates at Lamar University, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, General Civil Engineering graduates at Lamar University are 33% women (6) and 67% men (12).

General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program at Lamar University

Of the 18 bachelor’s general civil engineering degrees awarded at Lamar University, 33% were women (6) and 67% were men (12).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Civil Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Lamar University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	8
Hispanic / Latino	6
Black / African American	2
Asian	1
Two or More Races	1

Minority students account for 56% of General Civil Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Lamar University, higher than the national average of 38%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for General Civil Engineering Graduates

Students who finish General Civil Engineering program at Lamar University work across a variety of fields. Here are the highest-paying careers for General Civil Engineering majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Transportation Engineers	$120,210
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$101,277
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$89,263
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$86,573
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,889
Civil Engineers	$72,457

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.