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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Lamar University.

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

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Lamar University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Lamar University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	64
	80
	83
	86
	268
	313
	431
	445
	473
	722
	869
	1,028
	1,053
	1,124
	1,640

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Lamar University. This makes it the #269 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

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 Bachelor’s Program

Of the 30 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from Lamar University in 2021, 30% were men and 70% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Lamar University Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Lamar University, 63% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Lamar University also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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	49

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Human Resource Management
• Marketing
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Entrepreneurial Studies

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.