Lamar University Industrial Technology (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
- Public university
- Beaumont, TX
- About 45 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Lamar University industrial technology graduates earn more than graduates of most industrial technology programs nationally, $84,746 in their first year. Debt is high. The typical graduate leaves with $37,672 in federal loans, more than at 98% of industrial technology programs in the country. It is one of the higher-paying industrial technology degrees in Texas.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Texas and national columns are the medians across all industrial technology bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Lamar University graduates earn about the national figure and about $4,890 more than the Texas median.
Debt and first-year pay at every Texas industrial technology 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.
What graduates earn over time
Pay falls about 6% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $399 a month, or 5.6% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
92% of graduates (34 of 37) were working in Texas one year after graduating. Prices in the Beaumont area are about 10% below the national average, so a $84,746 salary here buys what about $94,114 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 technology, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
$53,340Median pay in Texas. 52,000 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 2% from 2025 to 2035, with about 40,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
$74,050Median pay in Texas. 8,960 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 2% from 2025 to 2035, with about 8,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
$62,020Median pay in Texas. 5,060 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 3% from 2025 to 2035, with about 6,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.
Semiconductor Processing Technicians
$38,440Median pay in Texas. 6,110 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 3,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.
About Lamar University
Industrial Technology ranks 2nd 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 $84,746 one year after graduating and $79,275 five years after. The median across industrial technology bachelor's programs in Texas is $55,036.
The median federal loan balance is $37,672, which ranks 5th lowest of 5 industrial technology bachelor's programs in Texas. That works out to about $399 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 44% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 41%. Compare the cost with other Texas programs before deciding.
Most do. 92% (34 of 37) 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 technology 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