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Associate Degree in Security Science and Technology

Associate Degrees in Security Science and Technology

850 Yearly Graduations
$11,750 Median Debt
60% Women
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 47% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.6% of security science and technology graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Security Science and Technology Majors

In 2021-2022, 850 earned their associate degree in security science and technology. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in security science and technology at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 3,330
Basic Certificate 1,193
Associate Degree 850
Undergraduate Certificate 322

Earnings of Security Science and Technology Majors With Associate Degrees

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for security science and technology majors with their associate degree due to lack of data.

Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an associate degree in security science and technology is $11,750. The school you go to and how long it takes you to graduate, among other things, can cause this number to vary. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $14,294 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $10,813.

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The median monthly payment of a security science and technology graduate with a 10-year repayment plan is $137.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their associate degree in security science and technology. About 59.9% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 341
Women 509
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The racial-ethnic distribution of security science and technology associate degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 26
Black or African American 96
Hispanic or Latino 246
White 409
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 59
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Security Science and Technology Concentrations

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
526
304
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to security science and technology that offer associate degrees.

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

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