Homeland Security at DeSales University

What traits are you looking for in a homeland security school? To help you decide if DeSales University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's homeland security program.

DeSales is located in Center Valley, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,302 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 11 homeland security majors received their bachelor's degree from DeSales.

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.

DeSales Homeland Security Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Homeland Security

Online Classes Are Available at DeSales

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

DeSales Homeland Security Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the homeland security progam at DeSales 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 DeSales 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 Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools	6
Most Popular Online Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools	18
Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
	32
Most Focused Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34
Best Homeland Security Schools	40
Most Popular Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
Best Value Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	60
Most Popular Homeland Security Schools	103

Homeland Security Student Demographics at DeSales

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

DeSales Homeland Security Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Homeland Security from DeSales in 2020-2021, 73% were men and 27% were women.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security at DeSales 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 DeSales 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	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Security Science and Technology
• 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 PA, the home state for DeSales University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Police and Detective Supervisors	3,350	$92,170
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	2,520	$52,350
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	760	$83,960

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.