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Bachelor's Degree in Security Science and Technology

Bachelor’s Degrees in Security Science and Technology

3,330 Yearly Graduations
$24,342 Median Debt
63% Women
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 42% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 1.7% of security science and technology graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Security Science and Technology Majors

In 2021-2022, 3,330 earned their bachelor's 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 Bachelor’s Degrees

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

Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding a bachelor's degree in security science and technology is $24,342. 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, $27,000 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $21,003.

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Those students who are paying back their debt on a 10-year repayment plan have a median monthly payment of $719.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their bachelor's degree in security science and technology. About 63.4% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 1,218
Women 2,112
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The racial-ethnic distribution of security science and technology bachelor’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 160
Black or African American 319
Hispanic or Latino 739
White 1,783
International Students 55
Other Races/Ethnicities 274
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Security Science and Technology Focus Areas

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
2,004
613
362
104
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to security science and technology that offer bachelor’s degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections 51,219
Homeland Security 2,819
Fire Protection 1,386
Other Homeland Security 796

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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