Homeland Security at Sam Houston State University

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying homeland security, you may want to check out the program at Sam Houston State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and approximately 21,912 students attend the school each year.

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.

SHSU Homeland Security Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Homeland Security
Master’s Degree in Homeland Security

SHSU Homeland Security Rankings

The homeland security major at SHSU 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 SHSU

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

SHSU Homeland Security Bachelor’s Program

41% Women

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of homeland security bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% 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 SHSU since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its homeland security bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SHSU Homeland Security Master’s Program

40% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of homeland security master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

Of the students who received a homeland security master's degree from SHSU, 51% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the homeland security master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Homeland Security

Homeland Security majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Sam Houston State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Homeland Security	18
Critical Infrastructure Protection	6
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	3

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 TX, the home state for Sam Houston State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Police and Detective Supervisors	6,400	$87,840
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	4,960	$53,670
Professors	3,510	$61,660
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	1,220	$68,040

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
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