by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Critical Infrastructure Protection. 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 George Mason 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at GMU paid an average of $1,559 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $671 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,594 | $33,906 |
| Fees | $3,504 | $3,504 |
homeland security who receive their master’s degree from GMU make an average of $103,078 a year during the early days of their career. That is 65% higher than the national average of $62,500.
Online degrees for the GMU homeland security master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GMU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 50.0% of the homeland security students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31.7%.
Around 50.0% of homeland security master’s degree recipients at GMU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Homeland Security students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Critical Infrastructure Protection | 2 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 26 |
| Security Science and Technology | 67 |
*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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