Associate Degrees in Homeland Security

In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were male, and 45 were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.2% of homeland security graduates were international students.

 

Education Levels of Homeland Security Majors

During the 2021-2022 academic year, 462 students earned their associate degree in homeland security. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in homeland security at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	2,819
Basic Certificate	1,037
Associate Degree	462
Undergraduate Certificate	96

Earnings of Homeland Security Majors With Associate Degrees

The median salary for graduates holding an associate degree in homeland security is $33,725. This number may vary for a lot of reasons. For instance, you may decide to move to a location where people with your degree are rare and make more money. To get a better picture, earnings for this category of people can range from a low of $31,262 to a high of $36,189.

Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an associate degree in homeland security is $26,063. The length of time it takes you to graduate and what college you attend can affect this number quite a bit. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $28,156 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $23,969.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue associate degrees in homeland security. About 68.4% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	316
Women	146

The racial-ethnic distribution of homeland security associate degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	11
Black or African American	40
Hispanic or Latino	133
White	227
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	50

Homeland Security Concentrations

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Homeland Security	227
Emergency/Disaster Management	134
Counterterrorism Operations	52
Critical Infrastructure Protection	30
Other Homeland Security	19

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to homeland security that offer associate degrees.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	28,100
Fire Protection	4,148
	850
Other Homeland Security	158

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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

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