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Criminal Justice Studies at Lamar University

If you are interested in studying Criminal Justice Studies, take a look at what Lamar University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Lamar University is located in Beaumont, TX.

During the most recent reporting year, 198 criminal justice studies degrees were granted at Lamar University.

Online & Distance Learning 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

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Criminal Justice Studies graduates at Lamar University, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Criminal Justice Studies graduates at Lamar University are 48% women (95) and 52% men (103).

Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program at Lamar University

Of the 78 bachelor’s criminal justice studies graduates at Lamar University, 56% were women (44) and 44% were men (34).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Lamar University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	30
Hispanic / Latino	16
Black / African American	29
Asian	1
Two or More Races	2

Minority students account for 62% of Criminal Justice Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Lamar University, higher than the national average of 55%.*

Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Program at Lamar University

Among the 120 master’s criminal justice studies degrees awarded at Lamar University, 42% were women (51) and 58% were men (69).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice Studies master’s degree recipients at Lamar University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	38
Hispanic / Latino	34
Black / African American	42
Asian	2
Two or More Races	4

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 68% of Criminal Justice Studies master’s degree recipients at Lamar University, above the national average of 48%.*

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

Best-Paid Careers for Criminal Justice Studies Graduates

Students who finish Criminal Justice Studies program at Lamar University go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Criminal Justice Studies majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Remote Sensing Technicians	$99,834
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$95,957
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$78,129
Quality Control Analysts	$53,423
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$52,907

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.