Homeland Security at Adelphi University

What traits are you looking for in a homeland security school? To help you decide if Adelphi University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's homeland security program.

Adelphi is located in Garden City, New York and has a total student population of 7,584. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 2 students received their associate's degree in homeland security.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Homeland Security section at the bottom of this page.

Adelphi Homeland Security Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Homeland Security
• Bachelor’s Degree in Homeland Security

Online Classes Are Available at Adelphi

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Adelphi does offer online education options in homeland security for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Adelphi Homeland Security Rankings

The homeland security major at Adelphi is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Homeland Security. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Homeland Security Student Demographics at Adelphi

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security majors at Adelphi University.

Adelphi Homeland Security Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of homeland security associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Adelphi does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in homeland security graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Adelphi University with a associate's in homeland security.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Adelphi Homeland Security Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 homeland security students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Adelphi, about 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical homeland security bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% women. So female students are more repesented at Adelphi since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its homeland security bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Adelphi University with a bachelor's in homeland security.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Adelphi also has a doctoral program available in homeland security. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Homeland Security

Homeland Security majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Adelphi University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Related Majors

Careers That Homeland Security Grads May Go Into

A degree in homeland security can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Adelphi University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Police and Detective Supervisors	12,650	$115,940
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	8,660	$63,570
Professors	6,440	$112,000
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	1,450	$62,080

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.