Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations
Add ComparisonIn 2023, the locations with the highest concentration of Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations degree recipients are Charles Town, WV, Parkville, MO, and New York, NY. The most common degree awarded to students studying Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations is a masters degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations and the types of students that study this field. American Public University System awards the most degrees in Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations in the US, but National American University-Rapid City and Nichols College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations.
Tuition costs for Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations majors are, on average, $10,095 for in-state public colleges, and $21,204 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (7 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (69 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations, is Public, 4-year or above (69 completions in 2023).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
American Public University System has the most Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations 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 Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations.
Out of all institutions that offer Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, National American University-Rapid City has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations, with 5.54%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations 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 $76,982 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 Computer & peripheral equipment manufacturing.
The average salary for Protective Services majors is $76,982 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 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 .
The highest paid occupations by median income for Protective Services majors are Physicians, Photographic process workers & processing machine operators, and Chief executives & legislators.
The number of Protective Services graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.45%, from 1.17M in 2021 to 1.21M in 2022.
The largest single share of Protective Services graduates go on to work as Police officers (10.8%). 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 , Elementary & secondary schools, and Legal services.
The highest paying industries of Protective Services majors, by average wage, are Computer & peripheral equipment manufacturing, Data processing, hosting & related services, and Miscellaneous petroleum & coal products.
The number of Protective Services graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.45%, from 1.17M in 2021 to 1.21M in 2022.
The industry which employs the most Protective Services graduates by share is Justice, public order, & safety activities , followed by Elementary & secondary schools. 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 39.9.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Masters Degree. Male employees are more likely to hold Protective Services degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Protective Services (101 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 false and false years old, which represent NaNM% and NaNM% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations are Masters Degree, Associates Degree, and Postbaccalaureate Certificate.
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 Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations 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 Associates Degree recipients in Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations.
White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.
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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations majors need many skills, but most especially Service Orientation. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations majors need more than the average amount of Service Orientation, Operations Analysis, and Management of Financial Resources.
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 Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations 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 Service Orientation is very distinctive for majors, but the Service Orientation, Complex Problem Solving, and Coordination are the three most important skills for people in the field.
