Sociology at Lamar University

If you plan to study sociology, take a look at what Lamar University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and approximately 16,637 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from Lamar University.

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

Lamar University Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Lamar University Sociology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology major at Lamar University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sociology. 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
	155
Most Popular Sociology Schools	243

Earnings of Lamar University Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Lamar University is $33,735. This is 10% higher than $30,566, which is the national average for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

Sociology Student Demographics at Lamar University

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

Lamar University Sociology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 43 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in sociology from Lamar University in 2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its sociology 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 sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Political Science & Government

Careers That Sociology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology 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
Sociology Professors	1,010	$82,580

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.