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Social Work at Lamar University

Social Work at Lamar University

If you are interested in studying social work, 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 Social Work section at the bottom of this page.

Lamar University Social Work Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Lamar University Social Work Rankings

The social work major at Lamar University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Work. 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.

Social Work Student Demographics at Lamar University

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

Lamar University Social Work Bachelor’s Program

91% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 9% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social work 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 social work.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Social Work

If you plan to be a social work 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
Social Work 47

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work 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
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 19,510 $48,920
Healthcare Social Workers 9,830 $59,090
Substance Abuse Social Workers 6,090 $40,470
Social and Community Service Managers 5,370 $72,560
Counselors 2,660 $58,110

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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