Homeland Security at Waldorf University

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

Waldorf is located in Forest City, Iowa and has a total student population of 3,025. In 2021, 75 homeland security majors received their bachelor's degree from Waldorf.

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.

Waldorf Homeland Security Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Homeland Security
• Bachelor’s Degree in Homeland Security

Online Classes Are Available at Waldorf

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Waldorf does offer online courses in homeland security for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

Waldorf Homeland Security Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the homeland security progam at Waldorf compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The homeland security major at Waldorf is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Homeland Security. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Online Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Focused Homeland Security Schools	6
Most Popular Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Focused Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools	7
Most Popular Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools	10
Most Popular Homeland Security Schools	14
Best Value Homeland Security Schools	87

How Much Do Homeland Security Graduates from Waldorf Make?

The median salary of homeland security students who receive their bachelor's degree at Waldorf is $54,510. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 22% higher than the national average of $44,554 for all homeland security bachelor's degree recipients.

Homeland Security Student Demographics at Waldorf

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

Waldorf Homeland Security Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 93% of homeland security associate's degrees went to men and 7% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Waldorf Homeland Security Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 75 students earned a bachelor's degree in homeland security from Waldorf. About 19% of these graduates were women and the other 81% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	52

Waldorf also has a doctoral program available in homeland security. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Criminal Justice & Corrections
• Fire Protection

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 IA, the home state for Waldorf University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Professors	2,250	$71,300
Police and Detective Supervisors	1,080	$81,800
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	590	$44,190
Emergency Management Directors	150	$69,300

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.