Homeland Security at Sam Houston State University

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. In 2021, 3 homeland security majors received their bachelor's degree from SHSU.

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

Online Classes Are Available at SHSU

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

SHSU Homeland Security Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the homeland security progam at SHSU 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34
Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools	40

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in homeland security from SHSU. This makes it the #29 most popular school for homeland security master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 3 homeland security students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SHSU, about 100% were men and 0% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SHSU Homeland Security Master’s Program

The homeland security program at SHSU awarded 15 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women.

Of the students who received a homeland security master's degree from SHSU, 53% 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 47% of degree recipients. That is 14% 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SHSU also has a doctoral program available in homeland security. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Security Science and Technology
• 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 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
• Image Credit: By Bigguill under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.