Security Science and Technology at Virginia Commonwealth University

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

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070.

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.

VCU Security Science and Technology Degrees Available

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

VCU Security Science and Technology Rankings

The security science and technology major at VCU 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 VCU

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

VCU Security Science and Technology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of security science and technology bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in security science and technology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

VCU Security Science and Technology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of security science and technology master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Of the students who received a security science and technology master's degree from VCU, 59% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a master's in security science and technology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Security Science and Technology

The following security science and technology concentations are available at Virginia Commonwealth University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia Commonwealth University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Forensic Science and Technology	80

Related Majors

• Other Homeland Security
• 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 user:mentes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.