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 Washington University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in homeland security, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at GWU was $1,765 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $31,770 | $31,770 |
| Fees | $54 | $54 |
The median early career salary of homeland security students who receive their master’s degree from GWU is $122,038 per year. That is 95% higher than the national average of $62,500.
Online degrees for the GWU 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 GWU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 36.8% 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%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in homeland security at GWU in 2019-2020, 47.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 9 |
| Black or African American | 15 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 42 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Homeland Security students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Critical Infrastructure Protection | 95 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to homeland security.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 3 |
| Security Science and Technology | 24 |
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*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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