Homeland Security at Excelsior 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 Excelsior University stacks up to those at other schools.

Excelsior University is located in Albany, New York and approximately 21,974 students attend the school each year.

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.

Excelsior University Homeland Security Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Homeland Security
• Master’s Degree in Homeland Security

Excelsior University Homeland Security Rankings

The homeland security major at Excelsior 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.

Homeland Security Student Demographics at Excelsior University

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

Excelsior University Homeland Security Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of homeland security bachelor's degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security at Excelsior 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 Excelsior University with a bachelor's in homeland security.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Excelsior University Homeland Security Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of homeland security master's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

In the homeland security master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Homeland Security

Homeland Security majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Excelsior University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Homeland Security	68
Critical Infrastructure Protection	2

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 NY, the home state for Excelsior University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Police and Detective Supervisors	12,650	$115,940
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	8,660	$63,570
Professors	6,440	$112,000
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	1,450	$62,080

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 Snowy Brooklyn College under License

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