Homeland Security at Sam Houston State University

If you plan to study homeland security, take a look at what Sam Houston State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and has a total student population of 21,912. 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.

SHSU Homeland Security Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Homeland Security

Online Classes Are Available at SHSU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SHSU does offer online courses in homeland security for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

SHSU Homeland Security Rankings

Homeland Security Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU Homeland Security Master’s Program

Of the 15 homeland security students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SHSU, about 40% were men and 60% were women.

Of the students who received a homeland security master's degree from SHSU, 53% 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 47% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Security Science and Technology
• Criminal Justice & Corrections

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 TX, the home state for Sam Houston State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Police and Detective Supervisors	6,400	$87,840
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	4,960	$53,670
Professors	3,510	$61,660
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	1,220	$68,040

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 Bigguill under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.