Mechanical Engineering at Lamar University

If you plan to study mechanical 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 has a total student population of 16,637. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 81 students received a bachelor's degree in ME from Lamar University.

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

Lamar University Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME

Lamar University Mechanical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME major at Lamar University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mechanical 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
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	253

Earnings of Lamar University ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at Lamar University is $71,107. This is 9% higher than $65,190, which is the national average for all ME bachelor's degree recipients.

ME Student Demographics at Lamar University

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

Lamar University Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 81 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in ME from Lamar University. About 86% were men and 14% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME 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 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ME 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 ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	51
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

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

Careers That ME Grads May Go Into

A degree in ME 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
Mechanical Engineers	20,820	$105,570
Cost Estimators	17,240	$73,950
Architectural and Engineering Managers	12,920	$167,280
Aerospace Engineers	6,770	$122,570
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.