Business Administration & Management at Lamar University

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

Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and approximately 16,637 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 93 students received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Lamar University.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Business Administration & Management section at the bottom of this page.

Lamar University Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration

Lamar University Business Administration & Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business administration 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 business administration major at Lamar University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business Administration & Management. 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
	175
	372
	440
	508
	560
	576
	682
	920
	980
	1,198
	1,758

In 2021, 167 students received their master’s degree in business administration from Lamar University. This makes it the #176 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Lamar University Business Administration Graduates

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at Lamar University is $43,871. This is 6% higher than $41,334, which is the national average for all business administration bachelor's degree recipients.

Business Administration Student Demographics at Lamar University

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

Lamar University Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 93 business administration students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Lamar University, about 34% were men and 66% were women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at Lamar University are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its business administration 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 business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	47
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Lamar University Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of business administration master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from Lamar University, 54% 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 business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	91
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Concentrations Within Business Administration & Management

Business Administration & Management majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
General Business Administration and Management	246
Operations Management	10
Transportation/Mobility Management	4

Related Majors

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

Careers That Business Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in business administration 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
General and Operations Managers	195,730	$125,870
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	117,010	$59,580
Retail Sales Supervisors	96,740	$45,570
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	48,880	$70,580
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	40,420	$68,350

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.