Education of the Deaf at Lamar University

If you are interested in studying education of the deaf, 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.

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

Lamar University Education of the Deaf Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Deaf Education
• Doctorate Degree in Deaf Education

Lamar University Education of the Deaf Rankings

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There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in deaf education, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Deaf Education Student Demographics at Lamar University

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

Lamar University Education of the Deaf Master’s Program

Of the 10 deaf education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Lamar University, about 30% were men and 70% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 9% men graduate in deaf education each year. Lamar University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

Of the students who received a deaf education master's degree from Lamar University, 70% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the deaf education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of degree recipients. That is 2% 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 deaf education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• General Special Education

Careers That Deaf Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in deaf education 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
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	13,470	$57,770
Special Education Professors	12,970	$58,570
Middle School Special Education Teachers	7,620	$56,960
Interpreters and Translators	5,460	$58,650
Special Education Teachers	1,460	$53,840

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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