Homeland Security at Palomar College

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 Palomar College stacks up to those at other schools.

Palomar College is located in San Marcos, California and has a total student population of 21,141. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 9 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.

Palomar College Homeland Security Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Homeland Security

Palomar College Homeland Security Rankings

Homeland Security Student Demographics at Palomar College

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

Palomar College Homeland Security Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of homeland security associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in homeland security only graduates about 31% women each year. The program at Palomar College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

Palomar College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in homeland security graduates 57% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Palomar College. 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 CA, the home state for Palomar College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Police and Detective Supervisors	4,950	$154,430
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	1,260	$111,240
Emergency Management Directors	840	$118,320

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.