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Bachelor's Degree in Homeland Security

Bachelor’s Degrees in Homeland Security

1,273 Yearly Graduations
25% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were male, and 33 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, 1,273 students earned their bachelor's 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 1,273
Basic Certificate 602
Associate Degree 227
Undergraduate Certificate 42

Earnings of Homeland Security Majors With Bachelor’s Degrees

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue bachelor's degrees in homeland security. About 75.3% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 959
Women 314
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The racial-ethnic distribution of homeland security bachelor’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 32
Black or African American 139
Hispanic or Latino 191
White 775
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 134
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to homeland security that offer bachelor’s degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Emergency/Disaster Management 1,190
Critical Infrastructure Protection 277
Other Homeland Security 72
Counterterrorism Operations 7

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.

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