General Educational Leadership & Administration at Lamar University

If you plan to study general educational leadership and administration, take a look at what Lamar University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 General Educational Leadership & Administration section at the bottom of this page.

Lamar University General Educational Leadership & Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership and Administration
• Doctorate Degree in Educational Leadership and Administration

Lamar University General Educational Leadership & Administration Rankings

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There were 53 students who received their doctoral degrees in educational leadership and administration, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Educational Leadership and Administration Student Demographics at Lamar University

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

Lamar University General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,148 educational leadership and administration majors earned their master's degree from Lamar University. Of these graduates, 30% were men and 70% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in educational leadership and administration each year. Lamar University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a educational leadership and administration master's degree from Lamar University, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the educational leadership and administration master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% 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 educational leadership and administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	215
Hispanic or Latino	251
White	655
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Related Majors

Careers That Educational Leadership and Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in educational leadership and 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
Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	28,310	$85,680
Preschool Education Administrators	3,110	$48,640
Education Administrators	1,980	$85,000

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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