Homeland Security at Elizabeth City State University

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

ECSU is located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina and has a total student population of 2,002. Of the 301 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Elizabeth City State University in 2021, 4 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.

ECSU Homeland Security Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Homeland Security

Online Classes Are Available at ECSU

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

ECSU Homeland Security Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the homeland security progam at ECSU 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 ECSU 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	10
Best Value Homeland Security Schools	21
Most Focused Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33
Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46
Most Focused Homeland Security Schools	66
Most Popular Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	70
Best Homeland Security Schools	83
	114
Most Popular Homeland Security Schools	169

Homeland Security Student Demographics at ECSU

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

ECSU Homeland Security Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 homeland security majors earned their bachelor's degree from ECSU. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical homeland security bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at ECSU since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security at ECSU 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 Elizabeth City State University with a bachelor's in homeland security.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

ECSU 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 NC, the home state for Elizabeth City State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Professors	5,220	$70,590
Police and Detective Supervisors	2,800	$69,890
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	1,910	$58,690
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	1,910	$50,740

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 AdamantlyMike under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.