Criminal Justice & Corrections at Lamar University

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

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 Criminal Justice & Corrections section at the bottom of this page.

Lamar University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
• Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Lamar University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at Lamar University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice & Corrections. 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.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Lamar University

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

Lamar University Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its criminal justice 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 criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Lamar University Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Lamar University with a master's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	42
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

Criminal Justice & Corrections majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Lamar University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies	181

Related Majors

Careers That Criminal Justice Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice 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
Accountants and Auditors	115,270	$80,200
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	60,260	$61,870
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	19,510	$48,920

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.