Homeland Security at Florida International University

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

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and approximately 58,836 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.

FIU Homeland Security Degrees Available

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

FIU Homeland Security Rankings

The homeland security major at FIU 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 FIU

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

FIU Homeland Security Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of homeland security bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 57% more racial-ethnic minorities in its homeland security bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	42
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

FIU Homeland Security Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of homeland security master's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

In the homeland security master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 79% of degree recipients. That is 43% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Homeland Security

Homeland Security majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Florida International University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	58

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 FL, the home state for Florida International University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Professors	16,250	$61,440
Police and Detective Supervisors	6,840	$87,850
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	5,430	$47,500
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	1,030	$68,780

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 Comayagua99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.