Accounting at Lamar University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Lamar University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and approximately 16,637 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

Lamar University Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Lamar University Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at Lamar University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Lamar University.

Lamar University Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Lamar University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 33% more men than average.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 37% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Lamar University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Lamar University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	20

Related Majors

• Business Administration & Management

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Lamar University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	131,250	$41,390
Accountants and Auditors	115,270	$80,200
Financial Managers	39,580	$149,990
Financial Analysts	26,850	$94,980
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	13,300	$44,390

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.