Homeland Security at National University

Every homeland security school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the homeland security program at National University stacks up to those at other schools.

National University is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 18,070. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 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.

National University Homeland Security Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Homeland Security

Online Classes Are Available at National 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.

National University does offer online education options in homeland security for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

National University Homeland Security Rankings

Homeland Security Student Demographics at National University

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

National University Homeland Security Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 students earned a master's degree in homeland security from National University. About 31% of these graduates were women and the other 69% were men.

In the homeland security master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Related Majors

• Criminal Justice & Corrections
• Security Science and Technology

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 CA, the home state for National University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Police and Detective Supervisors	4,950	$154,430
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	1,260	$111,240
Emergency Management Directors	840	$118,320

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 University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.