Associate Degrees in Other Homeland Security

In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were male, and 30 were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

 

Education Levels of Other Homeland Security Majors

In 2021-2022, 158 earned their associate degree in other homeland security. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in other homeland security at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	796
Associate Degree	158
Basic Certificate	102
Undergraduate Certificate	49

Earnings of Other Homeland Security Majors With Associate Degrees

The median salary for graduates holding an associate degree in other homeland security is $30,171. 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. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $26,902 and the high is $33,441.

Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an associate degree in other homeland security is $17,000. 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, $17,000 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $17,000.

Those students who are paying back their debt on a 10-year repayment plan have a median monthly payment of $241.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue associate degrees in other homeland security. About 56.3% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	89
Women	69

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	101
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

Other Homeland Security Focus Areas

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Protective Services	158

Related Majors

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

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	28,100
Fire Protection	4,148
	850
Homeland Security	462

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.