Homeland Security at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

If you plan to study homeland security, take a look at what Northwestern State University of Louisiana has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and has a total student population of 11,447.

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.

NSU Homeland Security Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Homeland Security

Online Classes Are Available at NSU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

NSU does offer online education options in homeland security for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

NSU Homeland Security Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Homeland Security Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU Homeland Security Master’s Program

Of the 19 students who graduated with a master’s in homeland security from NSU in 2021, 42% were men and 58% were women.

Of the students who received a homeland security master's degree from NSU, 58% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the homeland security master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 LA, the home state for Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Police and Detective Supervisors	2,310	$62,650
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	1,160	$44,450
Emergency Management Directors	80	$83,610

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 Fitzed under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.