After Lamar Institute of Technology: graduation, pay and debt
Beaumont, Texas · Public · 5,302 undergrads
The typical student earns $38,991 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $13,076 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$39k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$13.1k
median federal debt at graduation.
36%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
27%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
37%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
15%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
453
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
9.8%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$35,573
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$38,497
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$38,991
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
58%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$13,076
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$8,287
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$8,566
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$8,250
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
36%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
36%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
48%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers