Homeland Security at Eastern Kentucky University

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

Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and has a total student population of 14,465. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 students received a bachelor's degree in homeland security from Eastern.

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.

Eastern Homeland Security Degrees Available

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

Eastern Homeland Security Rankings

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

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 Eastern 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
Most Focused Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
	144

How Much Do Homeland Security Graduates from Eastern Make?

The median salary of homeland security students who receive their bachelor's degree at Eastern is $40,678. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $44,554 for all homeland security students.

Homeland Security Student Demographics at Eastern

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

Eastern Homeland Security Bachelor’s Program

Of the 59 homeland security students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Eastern, about 69% were men and 31% were women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security at Eastern 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 Eastern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in homeland security.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	50
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Eastern 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
• Fire Protection
• Other Homeland Security
• 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 KY, the home state for Eastern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Managers	3,260	$92,630
Police and Detective Supervisors	1,480	$65,430
Professors	890	$50,500
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	600	$44,220
Emergency Management Directors	130	$50,490

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 Alpha 40475 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.