Homeland Security at University of Kansas

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

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and approximately 26,744 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 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.

KU Homeland Security Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Homeland Security

KU Homeland Security Rankings

Homeland Security Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Homeland Security Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students graduated with a master's degree in homeland security from KU. About 57% were men and 43% were women.

Of the students who received a homeland security master's degree from KU, 64% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the homeland security master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Managers	2,420	$102,560
Police and Detective Supervisors	1,890	$71,070
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	400	$48,710
Emergency Management Directors	170	$55,780
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	30	$47,910

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 Arnhem under License

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