Lamar University (Lamar) is a four-year, public school located in Beaumont, TX.
It offers 58 graduate programs - 36 Master's, 5 Doctorate, and 17 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $8,642 for in-state and $16,022 for out-of-state students.
A total of 9,588 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 17,772 students at Lamar. Lamar offers online graduate programs and 8,156 out of 9,588 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Lamar's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $8,642 for Texas residents and $16,022 for out-of-state students. It offers fifty-eight (58) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Lamar University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 4400 MLK Blvd, Beaumont, TX |
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| Graduate School Students | 9,475 students
8,156 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$8,642
Out-of-State$16,022 |
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| Student to Faculty | 20:1 (5.00%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 58 Graduate Programs
36 Master's, 5 Doctorate, 17 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Lamar University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Lamar University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Texas residents, the tuition & fees are $8,642 and $16,022 for non-Texas residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $369 for Texas residents and $769 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $6,471 | $13,851 |
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| Fees | $2,171 | $2,171 |
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| Cost per Credit | $369 | $769 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,250 |
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| Room & Board | $10,464 (On-Campus) / $9,636 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $5,090 (On-Campus) / $5,290 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $25,446 | $32,826 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $24,818 | $32,198 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $8,337 | $8,411 | $8,411 | $8,642 | $8,642 |
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| Out-of-State | $15,699 | $15,755 | $15,755 | $15,986 | $16,022 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Lamar University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 58 major areas - 36 Master's (11 online programs), 5 Doctorate (2 online programs), 17 Post-Bachelor's (9 online programs). 3,900 students have been conferred Master's degree and 82 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 3,900 | 82 | 1,004 | - |
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| Men | 1,341 | 26 | 201 | - |
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| Women | 2,559 | 56 | 803 | - |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Deaf Studies | 1 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Communication | 2 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Music | 20 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | |
NOT OFFER |
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NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Lamar graduate schools have a total of 9,475 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 2,779 male and 6,696 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 5,480 full-time and 3,995 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 8,156 students enrolled through online exclusively and 806 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 3,419 White, 2,307 Black, and 226 Asian students are attending at Lamar University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 9,475 |
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| Men | 2,779 |
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| Women | 6,696 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 9,475 |
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| Full-time Students | 5,480 |
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| Part-time Students | 3,995 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 9,475 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 20 |
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| Asian | 226 |
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| Black | 2,307 |
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| Hispanic | 1,976 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 3,419 |
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| Two or more races | 89 |
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| Un-Known | 77 |
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Online Population
At Lamar University graduate schools, 8,156 students enrolled online exclusively and 806 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 9,588 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 8,156 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 806 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 626 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 8,156 |
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| Texas Resident | 7,579 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 556 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 21 |
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