Homeland Security at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

If you are interested in studying homeland security, you may want to check out the program at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and approximately 11,447 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 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.

NSU Homeland Security Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Homeland Security

Online Classes Are Available at NSU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

NSU Homeland Security Rankings

Homeland Security Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU Homeland Security Master’s Program

Of the 19 homeland security students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from NSU, about 42% were men and 58% were women.

Of the students who received a homeland security master's degree from NSU, 58% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the homeland security master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
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 LA, the home state for Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Police and Detective Supervisors	2,310	$62,650
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	1,160	$44,450
Emergency Management Directors	80	$83,610

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 Fitzed under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.