General Engineering at Lamar University

If you plan to study general engineering, take a look at what Lamar University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and approximately 16,637 students attend the school each year.

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

Lamar University General Engineering Degrees Available

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

Lamar University General Engineering Rankings

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.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #20 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 General Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 39 students who graduated with a master’s in engineering from Lamar University in 2021, 87% were men and 13% 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	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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

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
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.