Security Science and Technology at West Virginia University

Every security science and technology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the security science and technology program at West Virginia University stacks up to those at other schools.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269.

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.

WVU Security Science and Technology Degrees Available

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

WVU Security Science and Technology Rankings

The security science and technology major at WVU 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in security science and technology, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Security Science and Technology Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Security Science and Technology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of security science and technology bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in security science and technology at WVU 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 Virginia University with a bachelor's in security science and technology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	74
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

WVU Security Science and Technology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of security science and technology master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in security science and technology each year. WVU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a security science and technology master's degree from WVU, 74% 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 West Virginia University with a master's in security science and technology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Security Science and Technology

Security Science and Technology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Virginia University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Forensic Science and Technology	84
Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation	23

Related Majors

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

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