General Public Health at Lamar University

If you are interested in studying general public health, you may want to check out the program at Lamar University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 General Public Health section at the bottom of this page.

Lamar University General Public Health Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in General Public Health

Lamar University General Public Health Rankings

General Public Health Student Demographics at Lamar University

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

Lamar University General Public Health Master’s Program

88% Women

82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

In the general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 82% of degree recipients. That is 31% 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 general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	40
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Public Health Education and Promotion

Careers That General Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in general public health 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	30,010	$105,450
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Community Health Workers	2,820	$41,640

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
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