Homeland Security at Towson University

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

Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and has a total student population of 21,917.

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.

Towson Homeland Security Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Homeland Security

Online Classes Are Available at Towson

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

Towson 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 Towson

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

Towson Homeland Security Master’s Program

Of the 8 homeland security students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Towson, about 63% were men and 38% were women.

Of the students who received a homeland security master's degree from Towson, 63% were white. This is above 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 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Security Science and Technology

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 MD, the home state for Towson University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Police and Detective Supervisors	4,080	$93,820
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	2,620	$57,790
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	170	$81,650
Emergency Management Directors	110	$104,770

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 Amouzone under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.