Homeland Security at Lander University

What traits are you looking for in a homeland security school? To help you decide if Lander University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's homeland security program.

Lander University is located in Greenwood, South Carolina and has a total student population of 3,513. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received their master's degree in homeland security.

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.

Lander University Homeland Security Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Homeland Security

Online Classes Are Available at Lander University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Lander University offers distance education options for homeland security at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Lander University Homeland Security Rankings

Homeland Security Student Demographics at Lander University

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

Lander University Homeland Security Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 homeland security majors earned their master's degree from Lander University. Of these graduates, 63% were men and 38% were women.

Of the students who received a homeland security master's degree from Lander University, 100% 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 Lander University with a master's in homeland security.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 SC, the home state for Lander University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Police and Detective Supervisors	1,770	$61,160
Managers	1,760	$100,890
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	670	$49,650
Emergency Management Directors	190	$65,130
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	130	$77,920

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bill Fitzpatrick under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.