General Psychology at Lamar University

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

Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and approximately 16,637 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,890 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lamar University in 2021, 47 of them were general psychology majors.

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

Lamar University General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Lamar University General 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 General 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
Most Focused General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,260

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from Lamar University Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Lamar University is $25,519. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology students.

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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from Lamar University. About 19% were men and 81% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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.