Homeland Security at Auburn University at Montgomery

If you plan to study homeland security, take a look at what Auburn University at Montgomery has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

AUM is located in Montgomery, Alabama and has a total student population of 5,212.

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.

AUM Homeland Security Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Homeland Security

Online Classes Are Available at AUM

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

AUM does offer online education options in homeland security for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

AUM Homeland Security Rankings

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Homeland Security Student Demographics at AUM

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

AUM Homeland Security Master’s Program

Of the 8 homeland security students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from AUM, about 75% were men and 25% were women.

Of the students who received a homeland security master's degree from AUM, 63% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the homeland security master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Auburn University at Montgomery.

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 College under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.