Criminal Justice Studies at Lamar University

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

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 Criminal Justice Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Lamar University Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies
Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies

Lamar University Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

Criminal Justice Studies Student Demographics at Lamar University

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

Lamar University Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Program

48% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of criminal justice studies master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in criminal justice studies each year. Lamar University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

In the criminal justice studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 16% 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 studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	42
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Criminal Justice Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice studies 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
Police and Detective Supervisors	6,400	$87,840
Correctional Officer Supervisors	4,000	$52,500
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	1,220	$68,040

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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