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. Of the 1,890 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lamar University in 2021, 47 of them were psychology majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	114
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	190
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	463

In 2021, 283 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Lamar University. This makes it the #16 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Lamar University. About 81% of these graduates were women and the other 19% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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	7
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Lamar University Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 283 students earned a master's degree in psychology from Lamar University. About 92% of these graduates were women and the other 8% were men.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Lamar University, 54% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 2% 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	3
Black or African American	61
Hispanic or Latino	64
White	152
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

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

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Education

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.