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 Capella University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in homeland security, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Capella University paid an average of $547 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,767 | $14,767 |
homeland security who receive their master’s degree from Capella University make an average of $50,439 a year during the early days of their career. That is 19% lower than the national average of $62,500.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the homeland security master’s degree program at Capella University. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Capella University Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in homeland security in 2019-2020, 45.5% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31.7%.
Around 30.3% of homeland security master’s degree recipients at Capella University in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 19 |
| 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 | 33 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to homeland security.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 79 |
| Security Science and Technology | 15 |
*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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