Homeland Security at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana

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

NMSU Dona Ana is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and has a total student population of 7,028.

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.

NMSU Dona Ana Homeland Security Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Homeland Security

NMSU Dona Ana Homeland Security Rankings

Homeland Security Student Demographics at NMSU Dona Ana

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security majors at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana.

NMSU Dona Ana Homeland Security Associate’s Program

24% Women

90% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of homeland security associate's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

NMSU Dona Ana does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in homeland security graduates 54% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico State University - Dona Ana with a associate's in homeland security.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	2
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New Mexico State University - Dona Ana. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Critical Infrastructure Protection	14

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 NM, the home state for New Mexico State University - Dona Ana.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Managers	2,850	$96,490
Police and Detective Supervisors	730	$78,980
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	680	$49,960
Emergency Management Directors	90	$95,580

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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