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On average, employees at Lamar University give their company a 4.4 rating out of 5.0 - which is 12% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest Lamar University employees are Graduate Research Assistants submitting an average rating of 4.8 and Student Assistants with a rating of 4.6.

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4.4
Average Rating
(based on 41 Lamar University Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.5
Growth Opportunities
3.8
People You Work With
4.8
Person You Work For
4.8
Rewards You Receive
4.1
Support You Get
4.4
Way You Work
4.6
Work Setting
4.4
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Graduate Research Assistant

"Good place to learn and work."

Coordinator

"The Coordinator for LLI is incompetent, which is why Lamar, and the department she coordinates, is suffering from such a deplorable lack of enrollment."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Stay away. Stay far, far away from this company. They care nothing about employees."

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

4.4
Lamar University (51)

4.9 Highest Rated in this Industry is Northwest Missouri State University (6)
2.9 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Vatterott College (8)
4.0 Average of All Companies in this Industry (12,293)
Student Assistant

What do you like about working at Lamar University?

"It made me mature as an employee, and taught me being responsible for the job."

What don't you like about working at Lamar University?

"Nothing as such. I enjoy everything."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Please provide more open opportunities with the rookies and new fresh Engineers."

Tutor

What do you like about working at Lamar University?

"It was a challenging yet good job."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just be confident."

Adjunct Instructor

"Work for LSCPA only if you are desperate for money or refuse to teach public school."

Research Assistant

What do you like about working at Lamar University?

"Gained research and process engineering experience at Lamar, good course work and great international exposure."

What don't you like about working at Lamar University?

"I have no complaints against Lamar University except in one thing, classes are more crowdy."

Research Assistant

"Great team and good supervisor."

Graduate Assistant

"It was to be an honor to be Lamar graduate and working as Graduate Assistant was great."

What do you like about working at Lamar University?

"To work under different professors."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It's a good place to earn degree."

What don't you like about working at Lamar University?

"It was till I graduated."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They are great. Appreciate their management."

Systems Administrator

"It was a great experience to work with the Lamar University team."

Research Assistant

What do you like about working at Lamar University?

"Something related to my Master's program, the industry is related to the research, and research who acquire solutions for the industry problems."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Work hard, show your work in a good and professional way, get prepared very well."

What don't you like about working at Lamar University?

"Good professor, and good funding, good labs with good facilities which gave me the opportunity to give more for the research."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More contact with the employees, be accurate and listen more than talking, contact with the employees more in the social life, which helps in the professional field."

Student Assistant

"Was a great opportunity while being in school."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4.4 / 5 Work Setting 3.1 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1.3 / 5
Company Culture 3.8 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Systems Analyst
People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 3.1 / 5 Support You Get 3.2 / 5
Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5 Company Culture 3.9 / 5
Administrative Assistant
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2.4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.2 / 5
Company Culture 3.1 / 5 Way You Work 3.1 / 5
Program Associate
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4.2 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2.3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.9 / 5
Company Culture 4.1 / 5
Laboratory Coordinator

"I started working for Lamar University in January 2005. I was hired as the Physics Laboratory Coordinator for the Department of Physics & Chemistry to serve as the primary instructor for the laboratory courses. In the 15+ years, I have worked at Lamar our Physics program has evolved into a separate department with the support of the University. The institution is top-notch with its engineering program, the people are very professional and wonderful. It is a good university with graduate students accepted to ivy - league universities and world-class companies."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

Lamar University Reviews FAQs

Is Lamar University a good company to work for?

Lamar University has an overall rating of 4.4 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 41 Lamar University Review Ratings left anonymously by Lamar University employees, which is 13% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 100% of employees would recommend working at Lamar University.

Does Lamar University pay their employees well?

Lamar University employees earn $30,000 annually on average, or $14 per hour, which is 55% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 12 Lamar University employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Lamar University Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Lamar University?

100% of employees would recommend working at Lamar University with the overall rating of 4.4 out of 5. Employees also rated Lamar University 4.5 out of 5 for Company Culture, 4.1 for Rewards You Receive, 3.8 for Growth Opportunities and 4.4 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Lamar University?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Lamar University is a Assistant Professor at $81,000 annually. Browse Lamar University Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Lamar University?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Lamar University is a Graphic Design Intern at $12,000 annually. Browse Lamar University Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Lamar University?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Lamar University to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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