Homeland Security at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

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 Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom stacks up to those at other schools.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is located in Lakewood, Washington and has a total student population of 8,329. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in homeland security from Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom.

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.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Homeland Security Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Homeland Security (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Homeland Security
• Bachelor’s Degree in Homeland Security

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Homeland Security Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the homeland security progam at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The homeland security major at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom 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 Popular Homeland Security Basic Certificate Schools	13
Most Focused Homeland Security Basic Certificate Schools	17
Most Popular Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools	19
Most Focused Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools	22
Most Popular Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34
Most Focused Homeland Security Schools	38
Most Focused Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42
Most Popular Homeland Security Schools	43

Homeland Security Student Demographics at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security majors at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Homeland Security Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of homeland security associate's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in homeland security graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom with a associate's in homeland security.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Homeland Security Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 homeland security majors earned their bachelor's degree from Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom. Of these graduates, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical homeland security bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom with a bachelor's in homeland security.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom also has a doctoral program available in homeland security. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Fire Protection
• 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 WA, the home state for Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Police and Detective Supervisors	2,590	$106,600
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	2,010	$50,890
Professors	1,060	$74,330
Emergency Management Directors	120	$113,860

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.