Homeland Security at Wichita State University

What traits are you looking for in a homeland security school? To help you decide if Wichita State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's homeland security program.

WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and has a total student population of 14,999. In 2021, 3 homeland security majors received their bachelor's degree from WSU.

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.

WSU Homeland Security Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Homeland Security

Online Classes Are Available at WSU

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? WSU offers distance education options for homeland security at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

WSU Homeland Security Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the homeland security progam at WSU 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 WSU 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 Popular Online Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34

Homeland Security Student Demographics at WSU

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

WSU Homeland Security Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in homeland security from WSU. About 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical homeland security bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at WSU since its program graduates 34% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security at WSU 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 Wichita State University with a bachelor's in homeland security.

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

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

Related Majors

• Security Science and Technology
• 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 KS, the home state for Wichita State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Managers	2,420	$102,560
Police and Detective Supervisors	1,890	$71,070
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	400	$48,710
Emergency Management Directors	170	$55,780
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	30	$47,910

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 Hrududu under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.