Homeland Security at Grand Canyon University

Every homeland security school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the homeland security program at Grand Canyon University stacks up to those at other schools.

Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and approximately 103,427 students attend the school each year.

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.

Grand Canyon University Homeland Security Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Homeland Security

Online Classes Are Available at Grand Canyon University

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Grand Canyon University does offer online courses in homeland security for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Grand Canyon University Homeland Security Rankings

The homeland security major at Grand Canyon University 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.

Earnings of Grand Canyon University Homeland Security Graduates

The median salary of homeland security students who receive their bachelor's degree at Grand Canyon University is $63,625. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 43% higher than the national average of $44,554 for all homeland security bachelor's degree recipients.

Homeland Security Student Demographics at Grand Canyon University

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

Grand Canyon University Homeland Security Bachelor’s Program

Of the 175 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in homeland security from Grand Canyon University in 2021, 82% were men and 18% were women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security at Grand Canyon University are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Grand Canyon University with a bachelor's in homeland security.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	92
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

Grand Canyon University 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Grand Canyon University. A concentration may not be available for your 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 AZ, the home state for Grand Canyon University.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Managers	8,520	$101,630
Police and Detective Supervisors	3,020	$94,120
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	1,870	$47,810
Professors	1,820	$68,880

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.