Homeland Security at George Washington University

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

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students received a bachelor's degree in homeland security from GWU.

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.

GWU Homeland Security Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at GWU

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, GWU does offer online courses in homeland security for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

GWU Homeland Security Rankings

The homeland security major at GWU 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.

In 2021, 79 students received their master’s degree in homeland security from GWU. This makes it the #10 most popular school for homeland security master’s degree candidates in the country.

Homeland Security Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Homeland Security Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in homeland security from GWU. About 50% were men and 50% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 Washington 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	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

GWU Homeland Security Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 79 homeland security majors earned their master's degree from GWU. Of these graduates, 68% were men and 32% were women.

In the homeland security master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	36
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

GWU 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
• 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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Managers	19,910	$147,460
Police and Detective Supervisors	1,250	$117,770
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	980	$60,130
Emergency Management Directors	210	$119,820

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 Michiel1972 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.