Homeland Security at Southern New Hampshire University

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

SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and approximately 134,345 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.

SNHU Homeland Security Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Homeland Security

Online Classes Are Available at SNHU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SNHU does offer online courses in homeland security for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

SNHU Homeland Security 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.

Homeland Security Student Demographics at SNHU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security majors at Southern New Hampshire University.

SNHU Homeland Security Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 201 homeland security majors earned their master's degree from SNHU. Of these graduates, 66% were men and 34% were women.

Of the students who received a homeland security master's degree from SNHU, 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 38% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	45
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	107
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

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 NH, the home state for Southern New Hampshire University.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Managers	950	$123,580
Police and Detective Supervisors	510	$84,240
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	210	$58,220
Professors	170	$63,850
Emergency Management Directors	50	$63,780

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 Kylejtod at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.