by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Security Science and Technology is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at Excelsior College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in security science and technology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Excelsior College does offer online classes in its security science and technology master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Excelsior College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 16.3% of the security science and technology students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 57.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 41.9% of the security science and technology master’s degrees at Excelsior College in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 24 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Security Science and Technology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy | 15 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to security science and technology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 8 |
| Homeland Security | 25 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.