Homeland Security at Ohio Christian University

Every homeland security school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the homeland security program at Ohio Christian University stacks up to those at other schools.

OCU is located in Circleville, Ohio and has a total student population of 2,186. Of the 327 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Ohio Christian University in 2021, 5 of them were homeland security majors.

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.

OCU Homeland Security Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Homeland Security

OCU Homeland Security Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks homeland security programs across the country. The following shows how OCU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The homeland security major at OCU 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 Focused Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
Best Value Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59
Most Focused Homeland Security Schools	100
Best Value Homeland Security Schools	139
Most Popular Homeland Security Schools	159

Earnings of OCU Homeland Security Graduates

The median salary of homeland security students who receive their bachelor's degree at OCU is $29,786. This is less than $44,554, which is the national average of all homeland security majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Homeland Security Student Demographics at OCU

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

OCU Homeland Security Bachelor’s Program

The homeland security program at OCU awarded 5 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women. The typical homeland security bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at OCU since its program graduates 27% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security at OCU 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 Ohio Christian University with a bachelor's in homeland security.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

OCU 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 OH, the home state for Ohio Christian University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Police and Detective Supervisors	2,810	$81,560
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	2,610	$41,970
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	540	$81,480
Emergency Management Directors	340	$75,530

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.