Homeland Security at Mercer University

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

Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and has a total student population of 9,006. In 2021, 8 homeland security majors received their bachelor's degree from Mercer.

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.

Mercer Homeland Security Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Homeland Security

Online Classes Are Available at Mercer

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, Mercer does offer online courses in homeland security for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Mercer Homeland Security Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the homeland security progam at Mercer 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 Mercer 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
Most Popular Online Homeland Security Schools	42

Homeland Security Student Demographics at Mercer

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

Mercer Homeland Security Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Homeland Security from Mercer in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical homeland security bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Mercer since its program graduates 42% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Mercer University with a bachelor's in homeland security.

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

Mercer 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 GA, the home state for Mercer University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Police and Detective Supervisors	5,840	$66,680
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	1,930	$55,410
Emergency Management Directors	390	$73,090
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	130	$63,790

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 Korea2006 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.