Nursing at Lamar University

If you are interested in studying nursing, 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 approximately 16,637 students attend the school each year. Of the 262 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lamar University in 2021, 204 of them were nursing majors.

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

Lamar University Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing

Lamar University Nursing Rankings

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

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 nursing major at Lamar University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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
	141
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	195
	267
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	277
Most Popular Nursing Schools	339
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	392
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	393
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	394
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	521
	577
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	673
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	768
Best Nursing Schools	1,025
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,147
Most Focused Nursing Schools	1,573

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Lamar University. This makes it the #393 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Lamar University Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Lamar University is $68,225. This is 9% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at Lamar University

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

Lamar University Nursing Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 204 nursing majors earned their bachelor's degree from Lamar University. Of these graduates, 16% were men and 84% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Lamar University since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	51
Hispanic or Latino	38
White	102
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Lamar University Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 14% 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing 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
Registered Nursing	204
Nursing Administration	18

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Health Sciences & Services
• Public Health
• Communication Sciences
• Mental & Social Health Services

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Registered Nurses	210,350	$72,890
Medical and Health Services Managers	30,010	$105,450
Nurse Practitioners	12,020	$111,060
Nurse Anesthetists	6,140	$158,510
Nursing Instructors and Professors	3,900	$71,780

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.