Homeland Security at Sul Ross State University

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

Sul Ross is located in Alpine, Texas and approximately 2,345 students attend the school each year. Of the 394 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Sul Ross State University in 2021, 2 of them were homeland security majors.

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.

Sul Ross Homeland Security Degrees Available

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

Sul Ross Homeland Security Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks homeland security programs across the country. The following shows how Sul Ross performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The homeland security major at Sul Ross 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 Focused Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools	35
Most Popular Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools	56
Most Focused Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	70
Most Popular Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	82
Most Focused Homeland Security Schools	89
Most Popular Homeland Security Schools	159

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in homeland security from Sul Ross. This makes it the #56 most popular school for homeland security master’s degree candidates in the country.

Homeland Security Student Demographics at Sul Ross

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

Sul Ross Homeland Security Bachelor’s Program

The homeland security program at Sul Ross awarded 2 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 68% 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 Sul Ross State University with a bachelor's in homeland security.

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

Sul Ross Homeland Security Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a master’s in homeland security from Sul Ross in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

In the homeland security master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 34% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Sul Ross State University with a master'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

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

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 TX, the home state for Sul Ross 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 Adavyd under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.