by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Homeland Security is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in homeland security, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom was ranked #64 on College Factual's Best Schools for homeland security list. It is also ranked #1 in Washington.
Here are some of the other rankings for Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom paid an average of $128 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $113 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,727 | $4,180 |
| Fees | $445 | $445 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,690 | $9,690 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,570 | $3,570 |
Learn more about Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom tuition and fees.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the homeland security bachelor’s degree program at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in homeland security in 2019-2020, 35.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 24.2%.
Around 28.6% of homeland security bachelor’s degree recipients at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 8 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Homeland Security students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management | 14 |
*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.