Programs & majors brief
Lamar University Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Lamar University?
43 of 43 programs shown
Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.
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| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 31 | $103,037 | #65 |
| Chemical Engineering | 46 | $101,018 | #46 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 66 | $97,159 | #89 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 169 | $93,709 | #107 |
| Industrial Engineering | 20 | $91,806 | #59 |
| Civil Engineering small degree count | 18 | $89,250 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 21 | $87,924 | — |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | 46 | $87,113 | #11 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 45 | $85,680 | #142 |
| Management Information Systems and Services small degree count | 15 | $74,165 | — |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations small degree count | 8 | $70,799 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 86 | $66,279 | #237 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 31 | $63,429 | #196 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services small degree count | 18 | $58,631 | — |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General small degree count | 15 | $57,524 | — |
| Marketing small degree count | 16 | $57,355 | — |
| Business/Commerce, General | 59 | $56,206 | #63 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 99 | $54,509 | #118 |
| American Sign Language small degree count | 14 | $54,319 | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 258 | $54,116 | #44 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 20 | $54,087 | #120 |
| Music small degree count | 18 | $53,904 | — |
| Psychology, General | 44 | $53,038 | #196 |
| English Language and Literature, General small degree count | 14 | $52,897 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 97 | $50,753 | #114 |
| Biology, General | 37 | $50,674 | #323 |
| Social Work | 28 | $50,453 | #160 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 53 | $49,746 | #200 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 56 | $48,609 | #195 |
| Design and Applied Arts small degree count | 10 | $46,341 | — |
| Sociology | 47 | $44,286 | #230 |
| Mathematics small degree count | 14 | $43,598 | — |
| Construction Engineering small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Apparel and Textiles small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Political Science and Government small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 22 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Human Resources Management and Services small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| History small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Lamar University?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Lamar University majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians#11
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other#44
- Chemical Engineering#46
- Business/Commerce, General Included by program size#63
- Mechanical Engineering Included by program size#89
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Included by program size#107
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Included by program size#114
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Included by program size#118
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Included by program size#195
- Business Administration, Management and Operations Included by program size#237
Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.
Further analysis
Program pages on this site weigh four-year earnings among federally aided completers, median debt, and cohort size rather than reputation. What a graduate earns at Lamar University depends on the field they complete.
Earnings data is published for 32 programs, and 20 have earned a national rank. The bachelor's degree mix is led by Business at 16.6% of degrees awarded, followed by Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies at 15.8% and Health Professions at 12.5%.
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies is the largest program, with 258 degrees awarded and a rank of #44 nationally; graduates earn $54,116 four years after completion. Nursing, at 169 degrees awarded, ranks #107 in its field with median earnings of $93,709.
The highest-paid field is Electrical Engineering, where the median reaches $103,037 and the program ranks #65 nationally.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.