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. In 2021, 47 social work majors received their bachelor's degree from Lamar University.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks social work programs across the country. The following shows how Lamar University performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	28
Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	79
Most Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	167

Earnings of Lamar University Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Lamar University is $37,792. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 19% higher than the national average of $31,866 for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Public Administration

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.