Business Economics at Lamar University

If you are interested in studying business economics, you may want to check out the program at Lamar University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and has a total student population of 16,637. In 2021, 27 business economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Lamar University.

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

Lamar University Business Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics

Lamar University Business Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business economics 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 economics major at Lamar University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business Economics. 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
	60
	82
	88
	134
	159
	162

Business Economics Student Demographics at Lamar University

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

Lamar University Business Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 27 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in business economics from Lamar University in 2021, 63% were men and 37% were women. The typical business economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Lamar University since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities in its business economics 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 economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Careers That Business Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in business economics 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
Economics Professors	1,020	$115,240
Economists	830	$106,480
Survey Researchers	430	$60,460

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

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