Economics at Lamar
Lamar graduates about 18 economics majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 535th of 811 schools we score for economics, a light program at 36 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 9 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 8% of the schools we've counted.
Where economics happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: H. C. Galloway College of Business.
Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 10 · Academic 6 · Athletics 5 · Arts 4 · Dining 1 · Library 1.
Nearby in the economics ranking
Other strong majors at Lamar
- Engineering (all) 66 · #200
- Art, music & theater 66 · #307
- Nursing 65 · #218
- English & writing 53 · #439
- Mechanical engineering 53 · #184
- Communications & media 52 · #496
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Lamar with every school we score in economics. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (35%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (15%) and the size of the program (10%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.