Information Science at Lamar University

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

Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and has a total student population of 16,637.

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

Lamar University Information Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in IS

Lamar University Information Science Rankings

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IS Student Demographics at Lamar University

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

Lamar University Information Science Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 69 students earned a master's degree in IS from Lamar University. About 46% of these graduates were women and the other 54% were men.

In the IS master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 9% 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 IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	22
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Information Science

Information Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Lamar University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	69

Related Majors

• Computer Programming
• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Science

Careers That IS Grads May Go Into

A degree in IS 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
Systems Software Developers	28,720	$110,740
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers	22,350	$154,650
Computer Science Professors	2,590	$92,350
Computer and Information Research Scientists	1,830	$125,800

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.