Homeland Security at Arkansas Tech University

If you are interested in studying homeland security, you may want to check out the program at Arkansas Tech University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

ATU is located in Russellville, Arkansas and approximately 10,829 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,276 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Arkansas Tech University in 2021, 26 of them were homeland security majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Homeland Security section at the bottom of this page.

ATU Homeland Security Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Homeland Security (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Homeland Security
• Master’s Degree in Homeland Security

ATU Homeland Security Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks homeland security programs across the country. The following shows how ATU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The homeland security major at ATU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Homeland Security. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Homeland Security Basic Certificate Schools	31
Best Value Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools	35
	37
Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools	51
Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	71
Best Homeland Security Schools	154

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in homeland security from ATU. This makes it the #41 most popular school for homeland security master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Homeland Security Graduates from ATU Make?

The median salary of homeland security students who receive their bachelor's degree at ATU is $35,633. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $44,554 for all homeland security students.

Homeland Security Student Demographics at ATU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security majors at Arkansas Tech University.

ATU Homeland Security Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of homeland security bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security at ATU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arkansas Tech University with a bachelor's in homeland security.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	21
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

ATU Homeland Security Master’s Program

Of the 10 homeland security students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from ATU, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

In the homeland security master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arkansas Tech University with a master's in homeland security.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

ATU also has a doctoral program available in homeland security. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Criminal Justice & Corrections

Careers That Homeland Security Grads May Go Into

A degree in homeland security can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AR, the home state for Arkansas Tech University.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Managers	3,360	$86,410
Police and Detective Supervisors	1,760	$55,310
Professors	920	$57,420
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	710	$53,290
Emergency Management Directors	140	$47,680

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities 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 racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Valis55 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.