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Columbia Southern University Master’s in Homeland Security

175 Master's Degrees Awarded
$72,830 Average Salary
YES Online Classes

The 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 Columbia Southern University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’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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How Much Does a Master’s in Homeland Security from Columbia Southern University Cost?

$4,035 Average Tuition and Fees

Columbia Southern University Graduate Tuition and Fees

The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $3,900 $3,900
Fees $135 $135

How Much Can You Make With a Master’s in Homeland Security From Columbia Southern University?

$72,830 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of homeland security students who receive their master’s degree from Columbia Southern University is $72,830 per year. That is 17% higher than the national average of $62,500.

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Does Columbia Southern University Offer an Online Master’s in Homeland Security?

If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Columbia Southern University does offer online classes in its homeland security master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Columbia Southern University Online Learning page.

Columbia Southern University Master’s Student Diversity for Homeland Security

175 Master's Degrees Awarded
20.6% Women
19.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 175 students received their master’s degree in homeland security. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 20.6% of the homeland security students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 31.7%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 19.4% of the homeland security master’s degrees at Columbia Southern University in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 18
Hispanic or Latino 9
Native American or Alaska Native 3
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 123
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 21

Master’s in Homeland Security Focus Areas at Columbia Southern University

Homeland Security students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management 175

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to homeland security.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 40

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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.

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