Homeland Security Schools In Arkansas
Arkansas has 4 accredited homeland security schools where homeland security faculty who teach homeland security classes can find employment. The trends in Arkansas' homeland security academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in homeland security includes homeland security training at the following levels:
- Homeland Security Certificate
- Associates degree in Homeland Security
- Bachelors degree in Homeland Security
- Masters degree in Homeland Security
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Professional Trends
Arkansas Vs. National Homeland Security Employment
| Arkansas | 7,810 |
| National | 1,197,720 |
Approximately 1% of the country's homeland security professionals work in Arkansas state.
Employment Growth for Homeland security professionals In Arkansas
| 6,940 | 7,320 | 7,960 | 7,680 | 7,810 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of homeland security professionals is growing in Arkansas. In 2010 there were 870 more homeland security professionals working in Arkansas than there were in 2006. Thus, in Arkansas, this field has grown by 13% in four years. This growth is faster than the change in the number of homeland security professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of homeland security professionals has grown by 1% from 2006 to 2010.
Homeland Security VS. All Professions salaries in Arkansas
| $30,117 | $31,040 | $31,870 | $34,263 | $34,940 |
| $36,627 | $39,363 | $40,932 | $42,668 | $43,359 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Homeland Security
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of homeland security professionals is growing, the salaries paid to homeland security professionals are increasing in Arkansas. The mean salary for homeland security professionals in 2006 was $30,117 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $34,940 per year.
Salary percentiles for Homeland security professionals in Arkansas
10th percentile |
$20,533 |
25th percentile |
$23,827 |
50th percentile |
$28,480 |
75th percentile |
$40,013 |
90th percentile |
$63,617 |
Thus, there was a 14% growth in homeland security professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 210% pay differential between the highest paid homeland security professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of homeland security in Arkansas.
Average Salaries for Homeland security professionals and related professions in Arkansas
Criminal Justice |
$38,213 |
Criminology |
$42,965 |
Homeland Security |
$34,940 |
Homeland security professionals in Arkansas earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Homeland Security programs available for each degree type for all schools in Arkansas
associate |
2 |
bachelor |
1 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
3 |
| Total | 7 |
The number of students graduating from the 4 accredited homeland security schools in Arkansas is increasing. In Arkansas, there were 37 graduates in 2006. And there were 78 graduates from homeland security courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 111% percent increase in the number of homeland security school degree or certificate graduates in Arkansas. A majority of these graduates, or 43%, graduated with a undergraduate certificate in homeland security.