Lamar University Industrial Engineering (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Industrial Engineering
- Public university
- Beaumont, TX
- About 21 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release ยท BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Lamar University industrial engineering graduates earn less than graduates of most industrial engineering programs nationally, $62,053 in their first year. Debt is high. The typical graduate leaves with $28,351 in federal loans, more than at 86% of industrial engineering programs in the country. Several Texas programs report higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Texas and national columns are the medians across all industrial engineering bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Debt and first-year pay at every Texas industrial engineering program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Texas medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $301 a month, or 5.8% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
88% of graduates (23 of 26) were working in Texas one year after graduating. Prices in the Beaumont area are about 10% below the national average, so a $62,053 salary here buys what about $68,913 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to industrial engineering, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Industrial Engineers
$104,560Median pay in Texas. 30,980 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 12% from 2025 to 2035, with about 23,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Industrial Production Managers
$130,890Median pay in Texas. 21,200 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 3% from 2025 to 2035, with about 17,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.
Architectural and Engineering Managers
$171,370Median pay in Texas. 19,030 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 14,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.
About Lamar University
Industrial Engineering ranks 6th of 25 bachelor's programs at Lamar University by first-year earnings. The top three are Chemical Engineering ($87,284), Industrial Technology ($84,746), and Electrical Engineering ($83,155).
Common questions
The median graduate earns $62,053 one year after graduating. The median across industrial engineering bachelor's programs in Texas is $67,407.
The median federal loan balance is $28,351, which ranks 5th lowest of 7 industrial engineering bachelor's programs in Texas. That works out to about $301 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 46% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 33%. Compare the cost with other Texas programs before deciding.
Most do. 88% (23 of 26) were working in Texas one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Texas comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the industrial engineering program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024