Homeland Security at Athens State University

Every homeland security school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the homeland security program at Athens State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Athens State University is located in Athens, Alabama and approximately 2,867 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 3 homeland security majors received their bachelor's degree from Athens State University.

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.

Athens State University Homeland Security Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Homeland Security

Athens State University Homeland Security Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the homeland security progam at Athens State University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The homeland security major at Athens State University 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41
	48
Most Focused Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
	106
Most Focused Homeland Security Schools	148

Homeland Security Student Demographics at Athens State University

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

Athens State University Homeland Security Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Homeland Security from Athens State University in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security at Athens State University 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 Athens State University with a bachelor's in homeland security.

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

Athens State University 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 AL, the home state for Athens State University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Professors	3,180	$36,330
Managers	2,110	$106,680
Police and Detective Supervisors	1,160	$68,810
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	620	$48,780
Emergency Management Directors	170	$69,060

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 Dpepper73 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.