by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Homeland Security. 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 Sam Houston State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in homeland security, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at SHSU paid an average of $729 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $320 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,765 | $13,127 |
| Fees | $2,577 | $2,577 |
homeland security who receive their master’s degree from SHSU make an average of $51,273 a year during the early days of their career. That is 18% lower than the national average of $62,500.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the homeland security master’s degree program at SHSU. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SHSU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 68.4% 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 57.9% of homeland security master’s degree recipients at SHSU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 8 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Homeland Security | 19 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to homeland security.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 116 |
| Security Science and Technology | 9 |
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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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