Homeland Security at Pennsylvania State University - World Campus

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

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.

Penn State World Campus Homeland Security Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Homeland Security

Penn State World Campus Homeland Security Rankings

Homeland Security Student Demographics at Penn State World Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security majors at Pennsylvania State University - World Campus.

Penn State World Campus Homeland Security Master’s Program

38% Women

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of homeland security master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

Of the students who received a homeland security master's degree from Penn State World Campus, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pennsylvania State University - World Campus with a master's in homeland security.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	85
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 Pennsylvania State University - World Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 PA, the home state for Pennsylvania State University - World Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Police and Detective Supervisors	3,350	$92,170
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	2,520	$52,350
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	760	$83,960

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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