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Homeland Security at Naval Postgraduate School

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Homeland Security at Naval Postgraduate School

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 Naval Postgraduate School stacks up to those at other schools.

Naval Postgraduate School is located in Monterey, California and has a total student population of 2,866. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 88 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.

  • Master’s Degree in Homeland Security

Homeland Security Student Demographics at Naval Postgraduate School

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security majors at Naval Postgraduate School.

30% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The homeland security program at Naval Postgraduate School awarded 88 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 70% of these degrees went to men with the other 30% going to women.

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Of the students who received a homeland security master's degree from Naval Postgraduate School, 74% 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 Naval Postgraduate School with a master's in homeland security.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 65
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 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 CA, the home state for Naval Postgraduate School.

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

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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