Homeland Security at Upper Iowa University

Every homeland security school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the homeland security program at Upper Iowa University stacks up to those at other schools.

UIU is located in Fayette, Iowa and has a total student population of 3,610. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 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.

UIU Homeland Security Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Homeland Security

Online Classes Are Available at UIU

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UIU Homeland Security Rankings

Homeland Security Student Demographics at UIU

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

UIU Homeland Security Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a master's degree in Homeland Security from UIU in 2020-2021, 82% were men and 18% were women.

Of the students who received a homeland security master's degree from UIU, 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 Upper Iowa University with a master's in homeland security.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
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 IA, the home state for Upper Iowa University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Professors	2,250	$71,300
Police and Detective Supervisors	1,080	$81,800
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	590	$44,190
Emergency Management Directors	150	$69,300

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 SheilaJMiller under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.