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 Columbia Southern University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in homeland security, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,900 | $3,900 |
| Fees | $135 | $135 |
The median early career salary of homeland security students who receive their master’s degree from Columbia Southern University is $72,830 per year. That is 17% higher than the national average of $62,500.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Columbia Southern University does offer online classes in its homeland security master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Columbia Southern University Online Learning page.
Women made up around 20.6% of the homeland security students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 31.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 19.4% of the homeland security master’s degrees at Columbia Southern University in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 18 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 3 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 123 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 21 |
Homeland Security students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management | 175 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to homeland security.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 40 |
*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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