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Homeland Security at Columbia Southern University

Homeland Security at Columbia Southern University

If you plan to study homeland security, take a look at what Columbia Southern University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Columbia Southern University is located in Orange Beach, Alabama and has a total student population of 18,533.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Homeland Security section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia Southern University Homeland Security Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Homeland Security (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Homeland Security
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Homeland Security
  • Master’s Degree in Homeland Security

Columbia Southern University Homeland Security Rankings

Homeland Security Student Demographics at Columbia Southern University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security majors at Columbia Southern University.

Columbia Southern University Homeland Security Master’s Program

21% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 79% of homeland security master's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

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Of the students who received a homeland security master's degree from Columbia Southern University, 61% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia Southern University with a master's in homeland security.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 80
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 32

Concentrations Within Homeland Security

If you plan to be a homeland security major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Columbia Southern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management 174
Homeland Security 1

Careers That Homeland Security Grads May Go Into

A degree in homeland security can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AL, the home state for Columbia Southern University.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Professors 3,180 $36,330
Managers 2,110 $106,680
Police and Detective Supervisors 1,160 $68,810
Protective Service Worker Supervisors 620 $48,780
Emergency Management Directors 170 $69,060

References

*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.

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