Homeland Security at George Mason 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 George Mason University stacks up to those at other schools.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541.

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.

GMU Homeland Security Degrees Available

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

GMU Homeland Security Rankings

The homeland security major at GMU 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 GMU

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

GMU Homeland Security Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of homeland security bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 George Mason University with a bachelor's in homeland security.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	55
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	37
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

GMU Homeland Security Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of homeland security master's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

In the homeland security master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Homeland Security

If you plan to be a homeland security major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at George Mason University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Critical Infrastructure Protection	84
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	5
Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations	5

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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Police and Detective Supervisors	3,000	$94,120
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	2,630	$58,120
Emergency Management Directors	350	$89,580

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 Lucien Dalarun under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.