Graduate Programs at Lamar University

Graduate School Overview

Lamar University (referred to as Lamar) is a Public, 4 years school located in Beaumont, TX.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1955 - Current).

Lamar Directory Information
School Name	Lamar University (Lamar)
Address	4400 MLK Blvd, Beaumont, TX 77705
Phone	409-880-7011
Web	https://www.lamar.edu
Online Application	https://www.applytexas.org
Financial Info	https://www.lamar.edu/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Lamar is $8,642 for Texas residents and $15,986 for out-of-state students. The school has 8,539 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 16,803 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 98 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 21 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$15,986 $8,642 for Texas Residents
Student Population	8,539
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	98 graduate programs (21 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Lamar is $8,642 for Texas residents and $15,986 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $360 for Texas residents and $768 for out-of-state students.

Lamar offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Texas Residents	$8,642
Out-of-State	$15,986
Tuition per Credit Hour
Texas Residents	$360
Out-of-State	$768

Lamar offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	21 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Lamar University is $8,642 for Texas residents and $15,986 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.47% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Texas Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$6,234	$1,940	$13,704	$1,940
2019-2020	$6,324	$1,940	$13,920	$1,940
2020-2021	$6,397	$1,940	$13,759	$1,940
2021-2022	$6,471	$1,940	$13,815	$1,940
2022-2023	$6,471	$1,940	$13,815	$1,940
2023-2024	$6,471	$2,171	$13,815	$2,171

The graduate school tuition & fees of Lamar is average compared to public graduate schools in Texas. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Texas graduate tuition is $17,906 (public) / $18,623 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Lamar University	$8,642	$15,986
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Texas Graduate Schools	$13,440	$18,157
Public	$8,244	$17,906
Private	$18,623

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,562 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Lamar.

On-campus living costs are increased by 3.99% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $14,556. Off-campus living costs are increased by 4.21% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$8,920	$4,336	$7,632	$4,336
2019-2020	$9,158	$4,336	$7,632	$4,336
2020-2021	$9,064	$4,888	$8,888	$5,080
2021-2022	$9,064	$4,888	$8,888	$5,080
2022-2023	$9,884	$4,888	$8,888	$5,080
2023-2024	$10,272	$5,090	$9,266	$5,290

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $370 for Texas residents and $779 for other students at Lamar University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 1.43% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Texas Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$346	$761
2019-2020	$351	$773
2020-2021	$355	$764
2021-2022	$359	$767
2022-2023	$360	$768
2023-2024	$370	$779

Graduate Programs at Lamar

Lamar University offers 43 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 4,294 students have completed their study at Lamar University.

Offered Degrees at Lamar University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	32	13	3,287
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	4	1	66
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	11
Post Bachelor's Degree	6	3	930
Total	43	17	4,294

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Lamar University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 782 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 1,155 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 54 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Lamar University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	782	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	136	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✔	10	-
Construction Engineering	✔	1	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at Lamar University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	1,155	$54,200
Business Administration and Management	✕	418	$56,600
Counseling Psychology	✔	413	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	326	$49,800
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	248	$52,400

Popular Doctorate Programs at Lamar University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	54	$75,600
Audiology/Audiologist	✔	11	-
Engineering	✔	5	-
Chemical Engineering	✔	5	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness	✔	2	-

Lamar University offers 43 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 4,294 students have completed their graduate studies.

3,287 students have earned/completed Master's program.
11 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
930 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Environmental Science	✕	2	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	168 completers	-
Information Science/Studies	✔	121	-
Computer Science	✕	47	-
Education [+]	✔ (3 completers)	1,744 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	1,155	$54,200
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	248	$52,400
Special Education and Teaching	✔	326	$49,800
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness	✕	15	-
Engineering [+]	✕	52 completers	-
Engineering	✕	48	-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	✕	4	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	21 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✔	21	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✔ (1 completers)	3 completers	-
Foreign Languages and Literatures	✔	3	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	78 completers	-
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	✕	-	-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	✔	78	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	2 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	2	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	7	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	5	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	4	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	11	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	416 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✔	413	-
Applied Psychology	✕	3	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	116 completers	$46,200
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	116	-
Human Services [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	28	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Music	✕	5	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (3 completers)	180 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	35	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	27	-
Public Health Education and Promotion	✔	90	-
Nursing Education	✔	12	-
Nursing Administration	✔	16	-
Business [+]	✔ (1 completers)	445 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	418	$56,600
Transportation/Mobility Management	✔	6	-
Accounting	✕	21	$57,900
History [+]	✕	-	-
History	✕	-	-
	Total	3,287

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	56 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	54	$75,600
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness	✕	2	-
Engineering [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Engineering	✕	5	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	5	-
	Total	66

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Audiology/Audiologist	✕	11	-
	Total	11

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	918 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	782	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	136	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	10 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✔	10	-
Business [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	1	-
Accounting	✕	-	-
	Total	930

Graduate Student Population at Lamar

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 8,539 students enrolled into Lamar University graduate schools where it has total 16,803 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 2,926 full-time and 5,613 part-time graduate students. By gender, 2,356 male and 6,183 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	8,539	2,356	6,183
Full-time	2,926	1,179	1,747
Part-tme	5,613	1,177	4,436

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 3,434 White (40.22%), 2,025 Black/African American (23.71%), 1,698 Hispanic (19.89%), 270 Asian (3.16%), and 1,112 students with other races. 949 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	8,539	2,356	6,183
American Indian/Native American	25	3	22
Asian	270	82	188
Black/African American	2,025	390	1,635
Hispanic	1,698	383	1,315
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	4	1
White	3,434	763	2,671
Two More	27	2	25
Un-Known	106	23	83
Non-resident Alien	949	706	243

Lamar University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 6,967 graduate students (81.59% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 697 graduate students (8.16% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	8,539
Enrolled Online Exclusively	6,967
Enrolled Some Online Courses	697
Not in Online Courses	875

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