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. Of the 355 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lamar University in 2021, 30 of them were accounting majors.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Lamar University performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

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
	52
	71
	256
	366
	377
	396
	417
	443
	684
	807
	852
	962
	994

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Lamar University. This makes it the #257 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

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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

Of the 19 students who graduated with a master’s in accounting from Lamar University in 2021, 32% were men and 68% were 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. In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 4% 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 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.

Related Majors

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
Accountants and Auditors	115,270	$80,200
Credit Analysts	7,700	$81,540
Business Professors	6,060	$110,450
Budget Analysts	4,370	$77,900
Financial Examiners	4,210	$84,350

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.