Online Program Overview

Lamar University is a four-years, public school located in Beaumont, Texas. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $8,690 for Texas residents and $18,482 for other students on average.

It offers 98 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 21 programs - 4 Bachelors, 13 Masters, 1 Doctorate, 3 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.
Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameLamar University
Typefour-years, public
Address4400 MLK Blvd, Beaumont, TX
Online Students9,132 Enrolled Online Exclusively
4,445 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$8,690
Out-of-State$18,482
Graduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$8,642
Out-of-State$15,986
Student to Faculty20:1 (5.00%)
Online Degree Programs
Total21 Programs
Bachelors4 Programs
Masters13 Programs
Doctorate1 Programs
Post-Graduate3 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Lamar University . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Texas residents, the tuition & fees are $8,690 and $18,482 for non-Texas residents. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $8,642 and $15,986 for out-of-state students.
The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $259 for Texas residents and $667 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $370 for Texas residents and $779 for out-of-state students.
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
Tuition & feesCost Per Credit HourTuition Change Chart
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$8,494$8,591$8,690$8,690$8,690
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$18,622$18,407$18,482$18,482$18,482
Graduate (In-State)$8,264$8,337$8,411$8,411$8,642
Graduate (Out-of-State)$15,860$15,699$15,755$15,755$15,986
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$251$255$259$259$259
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$673$664$667$667$667
Graduate (In-State)$351$355$359$360$370
Graduate (Out-of-State)$773$764$767$768$779
Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Lamar University offers 98 degree programs through Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 21 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 4 Bachelors, 13 Masters, 1 Doctorate, 3 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.
Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED4 1313
Overall ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED55 3256
The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.
You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
Communication and Journalism
Computer and Information Sciences
Education
Engineering Technology
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Work and Family Studies
Psychology
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
Business

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Lamar University, there are 16,803 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 13,577 students were attending classes through distance learning (9,132 students are enrolled exclusively and 4,445 are enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment16,803
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses9,132
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses4,445
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses3,226
By student location, out of a total of 9,132 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 8,366 Texas Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 746 students living in the U.S. States other than Texas, and 20 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.
Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses9,132
Texas Resident8,366
Other State In U.S.746
Outside of U.S.20
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses9,132
Undergraduate2,165
Graduate6,967
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses2,165
Degree/Certificate Seeking2,159
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking6

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