Major Programs and Completers by Degrees

Degree Programs Overview

As of 2026, Lamar University offers 116 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 25 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 6,548 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024 at Lamar. 1,619 students completed bachelor's programs and 3,843 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at Lamar. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Completers
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Total	Men	Women
Bachelor's	58	3	1,619	575	1,044
Master's	36	11	3,843	1,313	2,530
Doctor's	5	2	82	26	56
Post-Graduate Certificate	17	9	1,004	201	803

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Lamar University. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Mechanical Engineering program has the highest salary ($89,656) after graduation and the Chemical Engineering program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $89,198 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Mechanical Engineering	$89,656	$7,471	$27,500	$292
Chemical Engineering	$89,198	$7,433	$19,500	$207
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$72,634	$6,053	$20,014	$212
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$71,471	$5,956	$18,301	$194
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	$68,504	$5,709	$21,297	$226
Accounting and Related Services	$52,513	$4,376	-	-
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$46,709	$3,892	$25,000	$265
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$45,525	$3,794	$24,956	$265
Business/Commerce, General	$44,605	$3,717	$26,915	$285
Finance and Financial Management Services	$44,024	$3,669	$19,795	$210
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$43,497	$3,625	$19,125	$203
Management Information Systems and Services	$41,594	$3,466	$27,000	$286

Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$67,640	$5,637	$29,799	$339
Accounting and Related Services	$65,582	$5,465	-	-
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$59,688	$4,974	$36,553	$416
Educational Administration and Supervision	$58,099	$4,842	$20,500	$233
Educational/Instructional Media Design	$55,223	$4,602	$20,500	$233
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$55,054	$4,588	-	-
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$54,015	$4,501	$29,355	$334
Curriculum and Instruction	$53,070	$4,423	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	$52,784	$4,399	$19,608	$223
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$48,365	$4,030	$17,207	$196

Doctoral Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Educational Administration and Supervision	$81,288	$6,774	$52,728	$600

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Lamar University.

At the school, the Educational Leadership and Administration Master program has the most completers of 864 and the Educational Leadership and Administration Post-Bachelor Certificate program has the second most completers of 721 students.

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	344	84	260
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	153	15	138
Business/Commerce	81	34	47
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	80	26	54
Financial Analytics	65	24	41
Finance	56	28	28
Mechanical Engineering	56	44	12
Business Administration and Management	52	18	34
Psychology	47	11	36
Industrial Technology/Technician	40	33	7

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Educational Leadership and Administration	864	246	618
Business Administration and Management	662	249	413
Counseling Psychology	437	32	405
Information Science/Studies	417	250	167
Special Education and Teaching	286	26	260
Engineering	184	164	20
Computer Science	175	117	58
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	148	19	129
Educational/Instructional Technology	133	22	111
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	116	54	62

Popular Doctoral Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Educational Leadership and Administration	57	13	44
Engineering	11	10	1
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness	5	2	3

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

What is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Environmental Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Deaf Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	40	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Advertising	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	36	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming, Specific Applications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Information Science/Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	39^ONLINE	417^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	175	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	864^ONLINE	57^ONLINE	721^ONLINE
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	133^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	286^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	126^ONLINE
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13^ONLINE	5^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	184	11	NOT OFFERED
Chemical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	56	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Construction Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Industrial Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Industrial Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	40^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14^ONLINE
Engineering/Industrial Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	69	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Work and Family Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Foreign Languages and Literatures	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
American Sign Language (ASL)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	103^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	22^ONLINE
Human Nutrition	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Development and Family Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Apparel and Textiles	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	40	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Biochemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computational and Applied Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Financial Analytics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	65	48	NOT OFFERED	1
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	344	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Forensic Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	1
Physics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	47	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counseling Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	437	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Applied Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	80	116	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	30	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Graphic Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Theatre and Dance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health and Wellness	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Communication Sciences and Disorders	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Audiology/Audiologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	NOT OFFERED	11
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	148^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	74^ONLINE
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	67^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	153	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	81	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	52	662	NOT OFFERED	23
Operations Management and Supervision	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Transportation/Mobility Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	56	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	36	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	38	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Retailing and Retail Operations	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	81	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	52	662	NOT OFFERED	23
Operations Management and Supervision	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Transportation/Mobility Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	56	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	36	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	38	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Retailing and Retail Operations	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	1	NOT OFFERED	0

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Major Programs and Degree Completers at Lamar

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Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

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