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Homeland Security at Thomas Jefferson University

Homeland Security at Thomas Jefferson University

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

Thomas Jefferson University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 8,286 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.

Thomas Jefferson University Homeland Security Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Homeland Security

Thomas Jefferson University Homeland Security Rankings

Homeland Security Student Demographics at Thomas Jefferson University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security majors at Thomas Jefferson University.

Thomas Jefferson University Homeland Security Master’s Program

38% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of homeland security master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

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Of the students who received a homeland security master's degree from Thomas Jefferson University, 63% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Homeland Security

If you plan to be a homeland security major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Thomas Jefferson University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management 35

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 PA, the home state for Thomas Jefferson University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Managers 11,060 $126,290
Police and Detective Supervisors 3,350 $92,170
Protective Service Worker Supervisors 2,520 $52,350
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 760 $83,960

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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