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Engineering Technologies at Lamar University

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and approximately 16,637 students attend the school each year.

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

Lamar University Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Tech

Lamar University Engineering Technologies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks engineering tech 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 engineering tech major at Lamar University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering Technologies. 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
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	133
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	244
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	521
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	1,146

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Lamar University

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

Lamar University Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

20% Women

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of engineering tech bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. The typical engineering tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% women. So female students are more repesented at Lamar University since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering tech 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 engineering tech 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 engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Engineering Technologies

If you plan to be a engineering tech 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
Industrial Production Technology	41

Careers That Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering tech 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
Software Applications Developers	71,260	$108,760
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	54,090	$42,500
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	50,500	$44,260
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	50,120	$46,140
Construction Managers	29,620	$98,420

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.

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