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Pennsylvania State University - World Campus Master’s in Homeland Security

Homeland Security is a concentration offered under the homeland security major at Pennsylvania State University - World Campus. 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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Rankings for the Penn State World Campus Master’s in Homeland Security

#162 in the U.S
#10 in Pennsylvania

In order to help students find the right school for them, College Factual has created its Best Homeland Security Master's Degree Schools ranking, which is updated yearly. To determine the school's rank, we look at objective measures, such as post-graduation earnings, student and faculty diversity, and accumulated student debt.

On the 2021 list, Penn State World Campus was ranked #162 out of 782 schools in the country for this major at the master's level. It is also ranked #10 in Pennsylvania.

How Much Does a Master’s in Homeland Security from Penn State World Campus Cost?

$22,186 Average Tuition and Fees

Penn State World Campus Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2018-2019, the average part-time graduate tuition at Penn State World Campus was $903 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $21,682 $21,682
Fees $504 $504

Does Penn State World Campus Offer an Online Master’s in Homeland Security?

If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Penn State World Campus 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 Penn State World Campus Online Learning page.

Penn State World Campus Master’s Student Diversity for Homeland Security

158 Master's Degrees Awarded
39.9% Women
28.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2018-2019 academic year, there were 158 master’s degrees in homeland security handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 39.9% of the homeland security students who took home a master’s degree in 2018-2019. This is higher than the nationwide number of 35.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in homeland security at Penn State World Campus in 2018-2019, 28.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 24
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 112
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

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*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.

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