Criminal Justice & Corrections at Lamar University

Every criminal justice and corrections school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminal justice 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 the 2020-2021 academic year, 84 students received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Lamar University.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks criminal justice programs across the country. The following shows how Lamar University performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools	122
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	359
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	488
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	672

In 2021, 97 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from Lamar University. This makes it the #17 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from Lamar University Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Lamar University is $38,297. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 12% higher than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 84 criminal justice students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Lamar University, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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	3
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Lamar University Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 97 students graduated with a master's degree in criminal justice from Lamar University. About 51% were men and 49% were women.

In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 7% 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	11
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	37
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

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.