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Lamar University is leading the way by bringing affordable, accessible education to everyone. Our 100% online bachelor’s degrees are designed to give you everything you need to succeed—including affordable tuition, accelerated courses and multiple start dates. With courses taught by the same faculty who teach on campus, we are committed to providing you with an outstanding return on your quality educational investment.
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
Duration: Varies Credit Hours: 120 ** Tuition: $314 Per Credit Hour*
Apply by: 12/30/25 Start class: 1/20/26
Get empowered to change life trajectories and influence policy change. Core courses include study of criminal justice research on court systems, police systems, correctional systems and other contemporary issues in the field. Multiple internship opportunities and real-life experiences enhance your educational experience, along with academic support throughout the entire program. Lamar University's online Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice degree completion program is an ideal option for current and future criminal justice practitioners.
In this program, you will learn:- Crime prevention
- Structure of the American court system
- Organization of law enforcement systems
- Ethical issues confronting criminal justice professionals
- Forensic Science Technician
- Law Enforcement Administrator
- Homicide Detective
- FBI Agent
- Corrections Officer
* Price includes distance learning fee.
**120 credit hours: 42 core curriculum, 27 lower level electives, 45 advanced electives.
Bachelor of Science in Communication
Duration: 48 months Credit Hours: 120 Tuition: $314 Per Credit Hour*
Apply by: 12/30/25 Start class: 1/20/26
Build skill in a range of corporate communication functions essential to Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, celebrity brands and higher education settings alike. You'll study interpersonal communication, public speaking and media writing. You’ll be challenged to increase your abilities in critical thinking, problem solving, effective listening, trend awareness, persuading, and effective written communication. During your degree program, you'll also have the opportunity to participate in award-winning communications student groups and events that give you real-world insight.
In this flexible, affordable online bachelor's degree you will learn to:- Develop impactful content that engages your target audience
- Communicate social media campaign results using Hootsuite and Google Analytics
- Create compelling and visually stunning collateral and videos with Adobe Creative Cloud
- Speak with poise and confidence
- Contribute your expertise across any organization from corporate to non-profit to media and politics
- Market Research Analyst
- Marketing Specialist
- Marketing Manager
- Public Relations Specialist
- Journalist
* Price includes distance learning fee.
Bachelor of Science in Family Studies
Duration: Varies Credit Hours: 120 Tuition: $314 Per Credit Hour*
Apply by: 12/30/25 Start class: 1/20/26
Gain valuable knowledge and field experience that opens doors to family wellness, family intervention and community-based or faith-based opportunities. This 100% online coursework examines interrelationships within a family and their connection to the community and child development as well as social interactions throughout the lifespan. Study various aspects of family dynamics including intimate relationships, human development, family violence and other contemporary family issues. Graduate qualified for a broad range of careers in education, policy, advocacy and more, including working with private, nonprofit or government agencies that provide care and services for families and children.
Upon completion of this program, you will be prepared to:- Recognize the elements of healthy relationships and functioning through family research findings
- Reduce family crises before they occur through awareness and prevention methods
- Use an informed approach to help individuals, couples and families identify and build on their strengths
- Strengthen communities by empowering individuals, couples and families to enrich their own well-being
- Perform a high level of cognitive and written proficiency in the identification and application of course content dealing with family-related issues through projects and assignments
- Demonstrate strong oral communication skills and your knowledge of theories related to family studies as well as your ability to apply those theories in real-world applications
- Local, state and national agencies
- Family intervention
- Family wellness
- Community services
* Price includes distance learning fee.
Bachelor of Science in Sociology
Duration: Varies Credit Hours: 120 Tuition: $314 Per Credit Hour*
Apply by: 12/30/25 Start class: 1/20/26
By critically exploring social and cultural issues and trends using empirical research, you will become skilled at evaluating societal needs and how those needs might inform public policy. This program provides students with scientific knowledge of the dynamics of human interaction within a broadly based liberal arts education. Studying topics ranging from mob rule to intimate family dynamics, as well as issues of diversity, religion, education and culture, you will be prepared for a wide range of career paths. Students are prepared to critically consider social problems (e.g., crime, unemployment, poverty, social inequality) and go on to establish careers in a variety of areas: law, business administration, health, politics, urban planning, city government, counseling, human resources, marketing, advertising, public relations, criminal justice, education and the nonprofit sector.
In this program, you will learn:- A solid foundation in sociological theory, research methods and data analysis skills
- Ample knowledge in the fields of criminology, gender, culture, social movement, social psychology, marriage and family, and education, amongst others, that will provide students with training and skills for the workforce or advanced studies upon graduation
- Counseling
- Political analysis
- Human resource management
- Advocacy
* Price includes distance learning fee.
Bachelor of Science in University Studies
Duration: 48 months Credit Hours: 120 Tuition: $314 Per Credit Hour*
Apply by: 12/30/25 Start class: 1/20/26
Launch, advance or change your career by preparing with highly marketable skills that stand out in the labor force. The 100% online Bachelor of Science in University Studies from Lamar University is a flexible degree program that can be tailored to fit your personal and professional goals. Ideal for students with previous college credits, this online degree program offers a comprehensive core curriculum and allows you to choose courses related to many professional areas. Whether you are starting your degree or searching for your path to completion, our faculty members and student coordinators are dedicated to supporting you throughout your academic journey.
* Price includes distance learning fee.
Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Sciences
Duration: Varies Credit Hours: 120 Tuition: $314 Per Credit Hour*
Apply by: 12/30/25 Start class: 1/20/26
Gain a distinct advantage in today’s technology-driven world. This online CIS degree program gives you critical knowledge and skill sets, including those of designing, building, maintaining and improving computer-based systems to help businesses achieve their goals through better use of technology. You will gain an essential understanding of computer architecture, organization and systems. Take courses that will build your skill for roles in petrochemical, transportation, space technology, education, banking and finance, medical, manufacturing and retail sectors. As a graduate, you will be prepared to apply your knowledge to the information networks that are fundamental to the operations of a broad range of industries.
In this online CIS bachelor degree program, you will learn:- Societal Awareness: Understand the impact of computer technology on society at large, on the workplace environment, and on individuals.
- The Scientific Method: Gather requirements, analyze, design and conduct simulations or other computer experiments and evaluate and interpret the data generated.
- Computer Science Technology Skills: Show expertise in the main content areas of computer science including discrete and continuous mathematics including skills in logic and proof writing, analysis and design of algorithms, formal languages and computability theory, operating and database systems, computer architecture and computer networks and distributed computing concepts.
- Software Fundamentals: Demonstrate the ability to use fundamental computer science knowledge to design, document, implement and test software solutions to a wide range of problems, using at least two high-level programming languages.
- Data scientist
- Network architect
- Systems analyst
- Web developer
- Software engineer
* Price includes distance learning fee.
Bachelor of Science in Computer Game Development
Duration: Varies Credit Hours: 120 Tuition: $314 Per Credit Hour*
Apply by: 12/30/25 Start class: 1/20/26
Turn your passion into profit with an online bachelor’s degree in computer game development from Lamar University. This degree program focuses on game programming and development including simulations and serious games for realistic hands-on training and skills practice in addition to creating the recreational gaming that dominates the global market. You’ll take courses on 3D animation, 3D modeling, computer graphics, Artificial Intelligence and more. Our 100% online format affords you the opportunity to advance in a massive and accelerating gaming industry.
In this program, you will learn to:- Create interactive graphics applications leveraging C++ and a range of APIs
- Construct textured 3D models and develop animation sequences
- Combine animation sequences using real-time blending techniques
- Develop programs with interactive audio and graphics applications
- Create a new interactive game encompassing core components including animation, appropriate game mechanics, audio, and 3D models
- Video Game Programmer
- Multimedia Programmer
- Graphical Interface Programmer
- User Experience Designer (UX)
- AI Programmer
* Price includes distance learning fee.
- BBA in General Business
- BBA in Entrepreneurship
- BBA in Finance
- BBA in Human Resource Management
- BBA in Management
- BBA in Management Information Systems
- BBA in Marketing
- B.S. in Management Accounting & Analytics
- Data Analytics Certificate
Bachelor of Business Administration in General Business
Duration: Varies Credit Hours: 120 Tuition: $314 Per Credit Hour*
Apply by: 12/30/25 Start class: 1/20/26
Build a thorough business background and qualify for a broad range of career paths. This program is designed to help you develop an understanding of the roles of ethics and public policy in business. You will gain a broad range of computer and data analysis skills including highly sought-after SAP training. You will graduate with a solid understanding of economics, finance, marketing and management principles, along with critical communication skills that will set you apart from other business majors in the job market.
In this online business degree program, you will learn:- An understanding of the roles of ethics and public policy in business
- A broad range of computer and data analysis skills, including highly sought-after SAP training
- A solid understanding of economics, finance, marketing and management principles
- Critical communication skills that will set you apart from other business majors in the job market
- Marketing Manager
- Sales Manager
- Account Manager
- Human Resources Manager
- Market Research Analyst
* Price includes distance learning fee.
Bachelor of Business Administration in Entrepreneurship
Duration: Varies Credit Hours: 120 Tuition: $314 Per Credit Hour*
Apply by: 2/23/26 Start class: 3/16/26
Learn the skills you need to start your own business or lead an existing organization to greater levels of success. This online degree program provides essential foundational business skills in accounting, finance, management and analysis. You will also build solid communication skills and learn strategies for developing your ideas into valuable products, services and business models. Coursework also includes training in critical areas of business technology, including data analysis and SAP. You will graduate with a solid foundation that will set you apart from other business majors in the job market.
In this program, you will learn:- Essential foundational business skills in accounting, finance, management, marketing and analysis
- Training in critical areas of business technology, including data analysis and SAP
- Solid communication skills to develop your ideas into valuable products, services and business models
- Business Owner and Developer
- Chief Innovation Officer
- Director of Development
- Strategic Sales Manager
- Business Consultant
* Price includes distance learning fee.
Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance
Duration: Varies Credit Hours: 120 Tuition: $314 Per Credit Hour*
Apply by: 12/30/25 Start class: 1/20/26
Gain the theoretical background and analytical tools essential for a broad range of careers in management, international and personal finance, investments and security analysis, and more. This program enables you to combine financial theory with practice and statistical analysis using Excel, while learning to determine the value of financial assets such as stocks, bonds and derivatives. In this AACSB-accredited program, you will acquire a solid business foundation through core courses in management, finance, technology, marketing and business law. Take business and finance courses that are carefully designed to teach you the skills employers are looking for and be job-ready immediately upon graduation.
In this program, you will learn:- Advanced Excel
- Valuation techniques for common stocks, bonds, options and futures
- Factors that influence interest rates and the risk and term structure of interest rates
- Characteristics and functions of financial markets and financial institutions
- Financial analysis of a publicly traded company
- Financial Planner
- Financial Consultant
- Commercial Banker
- Investment Banker
- Financial Services Manager
* Price includes distance learning fee.
Bachelor of Business Administration in Human Resource Management
Duration: Varies Credit Hours: 120 Tuition: $314 Per Credit Hour*
Apply by: 12/30/25 Start class: 1/20/26
Gain the foundation for a rewarding career overseeing organizational productivity and efficiency. This curriculum provides a broad-based background in employee recruitment, selection, maintenance and development. Prepare to build relationships essential for roles in diverse functional areas such as interviewing, training, compensation and benefits, health and safety, and labor relations. Take business and human resource management courses that are carefully designed to teach you the skills employers are looking for and be job-ready immediately upon graduation.
In this program, you will learn:- Characteristics of high-performance organizations
- Laws pertaining to employer-employee relationships and applicable current legislation
- Recruiting sources for obtaining intellectual capital
- Job evaluation methods and setting up a salary administration program
- Different categories of benefits
- How to perform a job analysis
- How to use the HCM module in SAP/ERP
- HR Manager
- HR Specialist
- Labor Relations Specialist
- Professional Training and Development Manager
- Job and Income Analysis Specialist
* Price includes distance learning fee.
Bachelor of Business Administration in Management
Duration: Varies Credit Hours: 120 Tuition: $314 Per Credit Hour*
Apply by: 12/30/25 Start class: 1/20/26
Prepare to advance quickly into positions of increasing responsibility. The LU online Bachelor of Business Administration in Management covers basic concepts and practices in business management including human, automated and material resources. You’ll study core business concepts such as economics, accounting and marketing in addition to specialized courses on management of projects, products and people. You'll gain an understanding of specialized functional areas and a broad, integrated view of the business firm as a whole, qualifying you to lead various types of teams and organizations.
In this program, you will:- Develop the fundamental personal, interpersonal, conceptual and technical knowledge and skills you need to manage organizational operations and resources effectively
- Learn relevant costing for decision-making, standard cost and variance analysis, budgetary control, and capital budgeting
- Understand the managerial problems of recruitment, selection, training, promotion and termination of personnel
- Human Resources Manager
- Account Manager
- Operations Analyst
- Project Manager
- Management Analyst
* Price includes distance learning fee.
Bachelor of Business Administration in Management Information Systems – Business Analytics Track
Duration: Varies Credit Hours: 120 Tuition: $314 Per Credit Hour*
Apply by: 12/30/25 Start class: 1/20/26
Gain the technical and analytical background employers seek. The 100% online coursework for this unique program prepares you for career advancement in a rapidly growing field by developing your skills in using Oracle and SAS® along with writing SQL statements and Python™ code. Develop the skills to serve in an analyst role using software packages and analytics tools to track finances, create more efficient operations and achieve strategic goals. This BBA in MIS program explores technology, tools and business practices required to keep businesses and organizations running smoothly.
In the BBA in MIS program, you will learn how to:- Communicate findings and recommendations in clear easy-to-understand language
- Contribute to data-driven business decisions
- Develop SQL skills to extract and analyze data from relational databases
- Establish and monitor the scopes, schedules, resources and costs of IT projects
- Write and apply procedures and functions to create manageable code
- Business Analyst
- Business Process Consultant
- Operations Analyst
- Database Manager
- Business Intelligence Analyst
* Price includes distance learning fee.
Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing
Duration: Varies Credit Hours: 120 Tuition: $314 Per Credit Hour*
Apply by: 12/30/25 Start class: 1/20/26
Develop an in-demand skill set applicable to a broad range of marketing roles in any organization. Launch a rewarding career by gaining applicable skills in market research and analysis, digital marketing, consumer behavior, pricing theory, import/export, brand development and promotional strategies to help your business achieve its goals. This AACSB-accredited program gives you a solid business foundation through complementary courses in management, finance, technology, marketing and business law. Take that are carefully designed to teach you the skills employers are looking for and be job-ready immediately upon graduation.
In this program, you will learn:- Market analysis, pricing policies and product promotion using SAS
- Digital marketing
- Market research
- Promotional mix
- JMP and Tableau software
- Oral and written communication
- Media Planner
- Market Research Analyst
- Advertising Account Manager
- Social Media Manager
- Public Relations Manager
* Price includes distance learning fee.
Bachelor of Science in Management Accounting and Analytics
Duration: Varies Credit Hours: 120 Tuition: $314 Per Credit Hour*
Apply by: 12/30/25 Start class: 1/20/26
Qualify for higher earnings in the high-demand field of management accounting. This AACSB-accredited program gives you a solid business foundation through embedded courses in management, finance, technology and business law. You’ll study core business concepts such as economics, accounting and marketing in addition to specialized courses on auditing, data mining and financial statement analysis. The STEM-designated B.S. in Management Accounting and Analytics will provide students a cohesive set of skills and knowledge to advance in their professional careers and make them eligible to sit for the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) examination.
In this accounting and analytics degree program, you will learn:- Capital budgeting
- Governance, risk management and internal control concept analysis
- Internal audit standards, COSO, Sarbanes-Oxley and the International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF)
- Hands-on analytics software, including Excel, Access (with SQL), Tableau, XBRL, SAS, SAP/ERP and Weka
- Location of AICPA, PCAOB and IMA ethical standards
- Accounting Manager
- Financial Analyst
- Data Analytics Manager
- Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Specialist
- Strategic Planning Consultant
* Price includes distance learning fee.
Data Analytics Certificate
Duration: 8 months Credit Hours: 18 Tuition: $5,652*
Apply by: Start class:
Gain critical credentials quickly with the undergraduate certificate in data analytics online program. Prove your value to future employers with a work portfolio demonstrating command of Advanced Excel for Analytics, Tableau, SAAS, Python, R, SQL, SAP and Oracle and an understanding of programming, data visualization and mining, business intelligence and more. This STEM-designated, AACSB-accredited program is affordable and gives you hands-on experience that prepares you to be career-ready from day one.
In this online data analytics program, you will:- Design and implement databases using modeling tools and SQL
- Apply industry-standard spreadsheet software for modeling
- Gain fundamental programming knowledge
- Apply data storytelling for managerial decision-making
- Gain practical experience with various data analysis tools
- Data Analyst
- Market Research Analyst
- Business Analyst
- Data Specialist
* Price includes distance learning fee.
Bachelor of Arts in Education
Duration: Varies Credit Hours: 120 Tuition: $314 Per Credit Hour*
Apply by: 12/30/25 Start class: 1/20/26
If you have a passion for education and want to explore options beyond a K-12 teaching certification, the online B.A. in Education program will prepare you for a wide range of in-demand roles in instruction, organizational training and education services. Gain expertise for working with students of all ages—from children to adults—through coursework in learning theory, pedagogy, curriculum and assessment. This non-certification Bachelor of Arts degree in education is also excellent preparation for graduate study in related fields.
This Bachelor of Arts degree in education will prepare you to:- Communicate clearly and efficiently with K-12 students and parents, as well as adult learners
- Develop effective pedagogy for teaching and organizational training
- Master instructional content and tailor lesson plans to specific learning audiences
- Develop classroom management techniques for in-person and online instruction
- Understand and apply inclusive teaching practices that respond to diverse student needs, backgrounds, exceptionalities and learning styles
- Design, implement and assess learning activities to ensure they are developmentally appropriate for the student audience or aligned with adult training goals and objectives
- Promote ethical behavior and high professional standards in teaching and training
- Academic Coach
- Education Program Manager
- Training Specialist
- Adult Education Instructor
- Nonprofit Education Specialist
- After-School Program Director
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