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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Lamar University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Lamar University

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

Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and has a total student population of 16,637. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 97 students received their master's degree in criminal justice.

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

Lamar University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Lamar University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Lamar University

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

Lamar University Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

49% Women
58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 97 criminal justice majors earned their master's degree from Lamar University. Of these graduates, 51% were men and 49% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in criminal justice each year. Lamar University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 15% 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 criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 21
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 37
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Careers That Criminal Justice Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice 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
Accountants and Auditors 115,270 $80,200
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 60,260 $61,870
Computer Workers 25,620 $90,290
Managers 20,710 $122,130
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 19,510 $48,920

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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