Other Homeland Security
Add ComparisonIn 2023, the locations with the highest concentration of Other Homeland Security degree recipients are Jersey City, NJ, Albuquerque, NM, and Boston, MA. In 2023, the locations with a relatively high number of Other Homeland Security degree recipients are Jersey City, NJ, Eustis, FL, and Manatí, PR. The most common degree awarded to students studying Other Homeland Security is a certificate of less than 1 academic year.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Other Homeland Security and the types of students that study this field. New Jersey City University awards the most degrees in Other Homeland Security in the US, but ICPR Junior College (460677) and New Jersey City University have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Homeland Security.
Tuition costs for Other Homeland Security majors are, on average, $5,995 for in-state public colleges, and $25,714 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Other Homeland Security programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (10 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (105 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Other Homeland Security, is Public, 4-year or above (105 completions in 2023).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Other Homeland Security programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
New Jersey City University has the most Other Homeland Security degree recipients, with 49 degrees awarded in 2023.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Other Homeland Security.
Out of all institutions that offer Other Homeland Security programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, ICPR Junior College (460677) has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Homeland Security, with 3.9%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Other Homeland Security by year.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Protective Services graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Protective Services majors is $80,363 and the most common occupations are Police officers, Other managers, and Security guards & gaming surveillance officers.
The industry that employs the most Protective Services majors is Justice, public order, & safety activities , though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Not specified metal industries.
The average salary for Protective Services majors is $80,363 and the most common occupations are Police officers, Other managers, and Security guards & gaming surveillance officers.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Protective Services majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Protective Services majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Protective Services majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations for Protective Services majors, by number of employees, are Police officers, Other managers, and Security guards & gaming surveillance officers.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Protective Services majors working as Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists, Detectives & criminal investigators, and Firstline supervisors of police & detectives.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Protective Services majors are Podiatrists, Physicians, and Surgeons.
The number of Protective Services graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.53%, from 1.21M in 2022 to 1.26M in 2023.
The largest single share of Protective Services graduates go on to work as Police officers (10.7%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Protective Services by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Protective Services majors, by number of employees, are Justice, public order, & safety activities , uninformed, and Elementary & secondary schools.
The highest paying industries of Protective Services majors, by average wage, are Not specified metal industries, Prefabricated wood buildings & mobile homes, and Farm supplies merchant wholesalers.
The number of Protective Services graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.53%, from 1.21M in 2022 to 1.26M in 2023.
The industry which employs the most Protective Services graduates by share is Justice, public order, & safety activities , followed by uninformed. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Protective Services.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Protective Services majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Protective Services majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Protective Services in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Protective Services is 40.2.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Certificate of less than 1 academic year. Female employees are more likely to hold Protective Services degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Protective Services (112 students).
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Protective Services. The most common ages of employees with this major are 27 and 31 years old, which represent 3.31% and 3.3% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Other Homeland Security are Certificate of less than 1 academic year, Bachelors Degree, and Masters Degree.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Protective Services are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Other Homeland Security.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Other Homeland Security for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Certificate of less than 1 academic year recipients in Other Homeland Security.
N/A students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Caribbean, Not Specified that hold Protective Services degrees (9.75 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Mexico (15,340 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Other Homeland Security field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Other Homeland Security majors need many skills, but most especially Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Other Homeland Security majors need more than the average amount of Speaking, Active Listening, and Monitoring.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Other Homeland Security majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Speaking is very distinctive for majors, but the Speaking, Active Listening, and Reading Comprehension are the three most important skills for people in the field.
