Rankings

New state data from Texas CREWS show Lamar University engineering graduates earning top first-year salaries in Texas while carrying some of the lowest student debt in the state, highlighting strong outcomes across multiple disciplines and the impact of extensive scholarships and industry-supported programs.

Lamar University’s fully online Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) program has been included on The Princeton Review’s list of Best Online Doctor of Education Programs.

Lamar University’s fully online MBA program has been recognized by The Princeton Review as one of the nation’s best, underscoring the College of Business’s commitment to flexible, AACSB-accredited graduate education for working professionals.

As student loan debt continues to impact Texas graduates, Lamar University leaders say the university’s emphasis on scholarships, grants, and early, individualized financial advising has helped it rank first in the state for lowest average student debt among public four-year institutions.

Eight Lamar University faculty and former faculty members have been recognized among the world’s top 2% of scientists in their fields, according to the 2025 global rankings released by Stanford University and Elsevier.

Lamar University has been nationally recognized as one of the best colleges to work for, according to the Great Colleges to Work For program.

Lamar University has been recognized as one of the nation’s top institutions for online accounting degrees, earning a place on Best Colleges’ 2025 list of “Best Online Accounting Degrees.”

Lamar University has earned national recognition in the 2025 Carnegie Classifications as one of only 27 institutions to receive both the prestigious Research 2 (R2) designation and the new Opportunity College & University (OCU) designation.

Lamar University has once again been recognized for its commitment to affordable, high-quality education, with three of its online degree programs earning top spots in the Affordable Degree Guide’s 2025 rankings.

Lamar University earned high national and statewide rankings from University HQ for its online and on-campus programs, including top placements in criminal justice, clinical psychology, computer programming, and human resources.

Several Lamar University faculty members have been named among the world's most-cited scientists in the latest edition of the World’s Top 2% of Scientists List, released by Stanford University and Elsevier.

Lamar University's College of Business has been selected as one of the 244 MBA programs worldwide featured in the Princeton Review’s list of Best Business Schools for 2024.