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Homeland Security at Nichols College

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

Nichols is located in Dudley, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 1,518. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 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.

Nichols Homeland Security Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Homeland Security

Online Classes Are Available at Nichols

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? Nichols offers distance education options for homeland security at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Nichols Homeland Security Rankings

Homeland Security Student Demographics at Nichols

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

Nichols Homeland Security Master’s Program

53% Women
Of the 15 homeland security students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Nichols, about 47% were men and 53% were women.

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Of the students who received a homeland security master's degree from Nichols, 93% 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 Nichols College with a master's in homeland security.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 14
International Students 0
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 MA, the home state for Nichols College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Managers 8,660 $131,450
Police and Detective Supervisors 4,670 $100,620
Protective Service Worker Supervisors 1,860 $49,830
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 370 $75,080
Emergency Management Directors 120 $92,480

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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