by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Homeland Security is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at University of Nebraska at Omaha. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in homeland security, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at UNOMAHA was ranked #51 on College Factual's Best Schools for homeland security list. It is also ranked #2 in Nebraska.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UNOMAHA paid an average of $738 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $235 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,344 | $19,926 |
| Fees | $1,792 | $1,792 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,120 | $1,120 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,196 | $10,196 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,770 | $3,770 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UNOMAHA in Homeland Security walked away with an average of $25,000 in student debt. That is 8% lower than the national average of $27,097.
The median early career salary of homeland security students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UNOMAHA is $36,848 per year. That is 12% lower than the national average of $42,030.
Online degrees for the UNOMAHA homeland security bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UNOMAHA Online Learning page.
About 48.6% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in homeland security in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 24.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 24.3% of the homeland security bachelor’s degrees at UNOMAHA in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 24 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Homeland Security students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management | 37 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 192 |
*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.
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