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Information Science at Lamar University

Information Science at Lamar University

Every information science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the is program at Lamar University stacks up to those at other schools.

Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and has a total student population of 16,637.

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

Lamar University Information Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in IS

Lamar University Information Science Rankings

IS Student Demographics at Lamar University

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

Lamar University Information Science Master’s Program

42% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 58% of is master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

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In the is master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 6% 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 is.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 29
Hispanic or Latino 19
White 30
International Students 49
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Information Science

Information Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Lamar University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science 69

Careers That IS Grads May Go Into

A degree in is 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
Systems Software Developers 28,720 $110,740
Computer Workers 25,620 $90,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers 22,350 $154,650
Computer Science Professors 2,590 $92,350
Computer and Information Research Scientists 1,830 $125,800

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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