Security Science and Technology at University of Maryland Global Campus

If you are interested in studying security science and technology, you may want to check out the program at University of Maryland Global Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UMGC is located in Adelphi, Maryland and approximately 58,526 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.

UMGC Security Science and Technology Degrees Available

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

UMGC Security Science and Technology Rankings

The security science and technology major at UMGC 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 UMGC

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

UMGC Security Science and Technology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of security science and technology bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its security science and technology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UMGC Security Science and Technology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of security science and technology master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in security science and technology each year. UMGC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% 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 Maryland Global Campus with a master's in security science and technology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	38
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Maryland Global Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Forensic Science and Technology	119
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	112

Related Majors

• Criminal Justice & Corrections

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 M Chambers under License

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