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General Educational Leadership at Lamar University

What traits are you looking for in a school for General Educational Leadership, you may want to check out the program at Lamar University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Lamar University is located in Beaumont, TX.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 1,250 general educational leadership degrees were granted at Lamar University.

Online Class Availability at Lamar University

Many students take online classes at Lamar University. Of 17,772 students, 10,722 (60%) studied exclusively online and 4,507 (25%) took at least some classes online.

General Educational Leadership Rankings at Lamar University

These rankings give you a sense of how Lamar University’s General Educational Leadership program against other schools offering the same major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Texas	#10 of 46
Best Schools (Quality)	Texas	#12 of 45
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#14 of 67
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#16 of 68
Best Value	Nationwide	#65 of 531
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#240 of 499

Doctoral-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Texas	#10 of 46
Best Schools (Quality)	Texas	#12 of 45
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#14 of 67
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#16 of 68
Best Value	Nationwide	#65 of 531
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#240 of 499

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of General Educational Leadership graduates at Lamar University, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, General Educational Leadership graduates at Lamar University are 75% women (938) and 25% men (312).

General Educational Leadership Master’s Program at Lamar University

Among the 770 master’s general educational leadership graduates at Lamar University, 75% were women (577) and 25% were men (193).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Educational Leadership master’s degree recipients at Lamar University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	409
Hispanic / Latino	179
Black / African American	140
Asian	11
American Indian / Alaska Native	3
Two or More Races	19
Unknown	9

Minority students account for 46% of General Educational Leadership master’s degree recipients at Lamar University, higher than the national average of 33%.*

General Educational Leadership Doctoral Program at Lamar University

Of the 52 doctoral general educational leadership graduates at Lamar University, 77% were women (40) and 23% were men (12).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Educational Leadership doctoral degree recipients at Lamar University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	25
Hispanic / Latino	12
Black / African American	13
Asian	1
Two or More Races	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of General Educational Leadership doctoral degree recipients at Lamar University, higher than the national average of 43%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for General Educational Leadership Graduates

Those who complete General Educational Leadership program at Lamar University work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for General Educational Leadership graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$178,795
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$161,927
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$129,049
Education Administrators, All Other	$91,340

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.