Lamar University Master’s in Education

Education is a program of study at Lamar University. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in education, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does a Master’s in Education from Lamar University Cost?

$8,337 Average Tuition and Fees

Lamar University Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at Lamar University paid an average of $764 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $355 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$6,397	$13,759
Fees	$1,940	$1,940

Does Lamar University Offer an Online Master’s in Education?

If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that Lamar University offers online option in its education master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Lamar University Online Learning page.

Lamar University Master’s Student Diversity for Education

1,541 Master's Degrees Awarded

73.0% Women

39.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There were 1,541 master’s degrees in education awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 73.0% of the students who received their Master’s in education in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 78.3%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in education at Lamar University in 2019-2020, 39.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 28%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	268
Hispanic or Latino	295
Native American or Alaska Native	3
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	2
White	914
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	41

Master’s in Education Focus Areas at Lamar University

Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Educational Administration	1,227
Instructional Media Design	180
Special Education	134

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.