The main focus area for this major is Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Other Homeland Security is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at Florida Atlantic University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in other homeland security, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at FAU paid an average of $722 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $203 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $2,522 | $14,374 |
Fees | $2,357 | $2,950 |
Books and Supplies | $1,248 | $1,248 |
On Campus Room and Board | $12,030 | $12,030 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $6,618 | $6,618 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Other Homeland Security students who received their bachelor’s degree at FAU took out an average of $19,690 in student loans. That is 17% lower than the national average of $23,830.
The median early career salary of other homeland security students who receive their bachelor’s degree from FAU is $31,616 per year. That is 35% lower than the national average of $48,827.
Online degrees for the FAU other homeland security bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the FAU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in other homeland security in 2019-2020, 38.1% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 34.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 57.1% of the other homeland security bachelor’s degrees at FAU in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 40%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 22 |
Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 26 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Other Homeland Security students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services | 63 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Criminal Justice & Corrections | 309 |
*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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