Security Science and Technology at University of Charleston

What traits are you looking for in a security science and technology school? To help you decide if University of Charleston is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's security science and technology program.

UC is located in Charleston, West Virginia and approximately 2,967 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Security Science and Technology section at the bottom of this page.

UC Security Science and Technology Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Security Science and Technology
• Bachelor’s Degree in Security Science and Technology
• Master’s Degree in Security Science and Technology

UC Security Science and Technology Rankings

The security science and technology major at UC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Security Science and Technology. 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.

Security Science and Technology Student Demographics at UC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the security science and technology majors at University of Charleston.

UC Security Science and Technology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of security science and technology associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Charleston with a associate's in security science and technology.

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

UC Security Science and Technology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of security science and technology bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. The typical security science and technology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% men. So male students are more repesented at UC since its program graduates 36% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Charleston with a bachelor's in security science and technology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UC Security Science and Technology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 92% of security science and technology master's degrees went to men and 8% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in security science and technology each year. UC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 53% more men than average.

In the security science and technology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Security Science and Technology

If you plan to be a security science and technology 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 University of Charleston. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	20

Related Majors

• Homeland Security

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 Lkeadle under License

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