Homeland Security at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

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 Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom stacks up to those at other schools.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is located in Lakewood, Washington and has a total student population of 8,329. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 8 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.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Homeland Security Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Homeland Security (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Homeland Security
• Bachelor’s Degree in Homeland Security

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Homeland Security Rankings

The homeland security major at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom 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 Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

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

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Homeland Security Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of homeland security associate's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom 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 Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom with a associate's in homeland security.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Homeland Security Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 homeland security majors earned their bachelor's degree from Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom. Of these graduates, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical homeland security bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% women. So female students are more repesented at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom with a bachelor's in homeland security.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom 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

If you plan to be a homeland security major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom. 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 WA, the home state for Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Police and Detective Supervisors	2,590	$106,600
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	2,010	$50,890
Professors	1,060	$74,330
Emergency Management Directors	120	$113,860

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.