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Homeland Security at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Homeland Security at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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

UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and approximately 32,441 students attend the school each year.

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.

UT Rio Grande Valley Homeland Security Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Homeland Security

UT Rio Grande Valley Homeland Security Rankings

Homeland Security Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security majors at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

UT Rio Grande Valley Homeland Security Master’s Program

40% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of homeland security master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

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In the homeland security master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 64% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Homeland Security

The following homeland security concentations are available at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management 15

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 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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