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Homeland Security at West Texas A&M University

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

West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and approximately 10,036 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 33 homeland security majors received their bachelor's degree from West Texas A&M University.

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.

West Texas A&M University Homeland Security Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Homeland Security

West Texas A&M University Homeland Security Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the homeland security progam at West Texas A&M University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The homeland security major at West Texas A&M University 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
Best Value Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools 14
Best Value Homeland Security Schools 27
Most Focused Homeland Security Schools 59

Homeland Security Student Demographics at West Texas A&M University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security majors at West Texas A&M University.

West Texas A&M University Homeland Security Bachelor’s Program

15% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The homeland security program at West Texas A&M University awarded 33 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 85% of these degrees went to men with the other 15% going to women.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security at West Texas A&M University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

West Texas A&M University also has a doctoral program available in homeland security. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 TX, the home state for West Texas A&M University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Managers 20,710 $122,130
Police and Detective Supervisors 6,400 $87,840
Protective Service Worker Supervisors 4,960 $53,670
Professors 3,510 $61,660
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 1,220 $68,040

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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