The main focus area for this major is Homeland Security. 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 Oakland 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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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at Oakland was ranked #33 on College Factual's Best Schools for homeland security list. It is also ranked #1 in Michigan.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Oakland was $825 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $484 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $14,520 | $24,735 |
Books and Supplies | $798 | $798 |
On Campus Room and Board | $11,022 | $11,022 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,634 | $2,634 |
Learn more about Oakland tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Homeland Security students who received their bachelor’s degree at Oakland took out an average of $26,000 in student loans. That is 4% lower than the national average of $27,097.
Oakland does not offer an online option for its homeland security bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Oakland Online Learning page.
Women made up around 18.2% of the homeland security students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 24.2%.
Around 27.3% of homeland security bachelor’s degree recipients at Oakland 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 |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 8 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Homeland Security students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Homeland Security | 11 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to homeland security.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Criminal Justice & Corrections | 62 |
Security Science and Technology | 10 |
*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.