Homeland Security at University of South Florida - Main Campus

Every homeland security school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the homeland security program at University of South Florida - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and has a total student population of 50,626.

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.

USF Tampa Homeland Security Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Homeland Security

Online Classes Are Available at USF Tampa

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Master’s Degree

USF Tampa Homeland Security Rankings

Homeland Security Student Demographics at USF Tampa

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security majors at University of South Florida - Main Campus.

USF Tampa Homeland Security Master’s Program

The homeland security program at USF Tampa awarded 120 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 82% of these degrees went to men with the other 18% going to women.

In the homeland security master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Florida - Main Campus with a master's in homeland security.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	52
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

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 FL, the home state for University of South Florida - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Professors	16,250	$61,440
Police and Detective Supervisors	6,840	$87,850
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	5,430	$47,500
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	1,030	$68,780

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 Rick DeBow under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.