Homeland Security at Wilmington University

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

Wilmington University is located in New Castle, Delaware and approximately 14,769 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 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.

Wilmington University Homeland Security Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Homeland Security

Online Classes Are Available at Wilmington University

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, Wilmington University does offer online courses in homeland security for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Wilmington University Homeland Security Rankings

Homeland Security Student Demographics at Wilmington University

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

Wilmington University Homeland Security Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of homeland security master's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

In the homeland security master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% 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 Wilmington University with a master's in homeland security.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• 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 DE, the home state for Wilmington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Managers	900	$134,410
Police and Detective Supervisors	390	$98,870
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	350	$43,830
Professors	50	$65,720
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	40	$77,410

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 Chris Light under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.