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Basic Certificates in Homeland Security

987 Yearly Graduations
47% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were men, and 36% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.5% of homeland security graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Homeland Security Majors

In 2020-2021, 987 earned their basic certificate in homeland security. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in homeland security at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 2,833
Master’s Degree 2,357
Basic Certificate 987
Associate Degree 499
Graduate Certificate 371
Undergraduate Certificate 62
Doctor’s Degree 31

Earnings of Homeland Security Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for homeland security majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for homeland security students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue basic certificates in homeland security. About 53.2% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 525
Women 462
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The racial-ethnic distribution of homeland security basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 36
Black or African American 121
Hispanic or Latino 161
White 562
International Students 15
Other Races/Ethnicities 92
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to homeland security that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections 18,056
Fire Protection 7,074
1,014
Other Homeland Security 220

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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