Psychology at Lamar University

If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at Lamar University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and has a total student population of 16,637.

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

Lamar University Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Lamar University Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Lamar University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. 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.

Psychology Student Demographics at Lamar University

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

Lamar University Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	14
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Lamar University Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 9% 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	140
Hispanic or Latino	124
White	236
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Lamar University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	283
General Psychology	47

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	6,680	$73,650
Psychology Professors	3,080	$78,270
Psychologists	740	$90,780

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

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