by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Critical Infrastructure Protection. 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 George Mason University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in homeland security, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for homeland security majors, GMU came in at #5. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Virginia.
Here are some of the other rankings for GMU.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at GMU paid an average of $1,520 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $542 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,510 | $32,970 |
| Fees | $3,504 | $3,504 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,278 | $1,278 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,090 | $12,090 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,596 | $3,596 |
Learn more about GMU tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the GMU 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 GMU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 25.0% of the homeland security students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 24.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 50.0% of the homeland security bachelor’s degrees at GMU in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 22 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 29 |
| International Students | 6 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Homeland Security students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Critical Infrastructure Protection | 76 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to homeland security.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 384 |
| Security Science and Technology | 28 |
*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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