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Homeland Security at Northwest Missouri State University

Homeland Security at Northwest Missouri State University

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

Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and has a total student population of 7,267.

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.

Northwest Homeland Security Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Homeland Security

Northwest Homeland Security Rankings

The homeland security major at Northwest 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 Northwest

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

Northwest Homeland Security Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of homeland security bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical homeland security bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at Northwest since its program graduates 20% more women than average.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security at Northwest are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Northwest Missouri State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management 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 MO, the home state for Northwest Missouri State University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Managers 3,980 $97,820
Police and Detective Supervisors 2,220 $78,750
Protective Service Worker Supervisors 1,180 $54,370
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 230 $85,710
Emergency Management Directors 170 $63,690

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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