by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Psychology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Psychology is a major offered under the psychology program of study at Lamar University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in psychology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Lamar University was ranked #844 on College Factual's Best Schools for psychology list. It is also ranked #50 in Texas.
Here are some of the other rankings for Lamar University.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Lamar University was $664 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $255 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,129 | $15,945 |
| Fees | $2,462 | $2,462 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,064 | $9,064 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,888 | $4,888 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Psychology students who received their bachelor’s degree at Lamar University took out an average of $31,000 in student loans. That is 27% higher than the national average of $24,315.
psychology who receive their bachelor’s degree from Lamar University make an average of $30,771 a year during the early days of their career. That is 10% higher than the national average of $27,969.
Lamar University does not offer an online option for its psychology bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Lamar University Online Learning page.
Women made up around 78.0% of the psychology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 79.3%.
Around 50.0% of psychology bachelor’s degree recipients at Lamar University in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 23 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
General Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Psychology | 50 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
