Homeland Security Careers
The Department of Security Studies & International Affairs successfully prepares its students for dynamic careers. As Homeland Security students walk the stage at graduation, they typically have completed an internship and a consulting experience in a real organization. As a direct result, almost 60% already have jobs or plans to attend graduate school, which is significantly above the national average. Over three-fourths of the class have at least one interview before graduation, and, ultimately, 100% of Homeland Security students have jobs or are attending graduate school within one year of graduation.
Homeland Security Careers and security-related opportunities and resources:
- American Foreign Policy Council
- American Foreign Service Association
- American Jewish Committee
- Americans for Peace Now
- Asia Foundation
- British American Security Information Council
- Canadian Embassy
- Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
- Council on Foreign Relations
- Council on Hemispheric Affairs
- Eurasia Foundation
- Foreign Embassies of Washington, D.C.
- Fund for Peace
- Institute for Science & International Security
- Inter-American Dialogue
- International Republican Institute
- Internships in International Affairs
- Japan-America Society of DC
- Middle East Institute
- National Council on US-Arab Relations
- National Democratic Institute of International Affairs
- National Endowment for Democracy
- National Security Archive
- Organization of American States
- Search for Common Ground
- State Department
- World Affairs Councils of America
- Alliance for International Educational and Cultural Exchange
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee
- American Jewish Committee
- Amnesty International – USA
- Center for Strategic & International Studies
- European Institute
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Foundation for the Defense of Democracies
- Institute for Policy Studies
- International Women's Democracy Center
- Latin America Working Group
- Middle East Institute
- National Security Archive
- Search for Common Ground
- State Department
- U.S. Agency for International Development
- Washington Institute for Near East Policy
- Washington Office on Latin America
- Women's Foreign Policy Group
- World Jurist Association
- PanAfricare
- Amnesty International - USA
- Counterpart International
- Homeland Security Jobs
- Human Rights Watch
- InterAction
- International Labor Organization
- Pan American Development Foundation
- U.S. Agency for International Development
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Caribbean Central American Action
- Center on Budget & Policy Priorities
- Citizens Network for Foreign Affairs
- European Union in the U.S.
- Emergency Management (FEMA)
- The Globalist
- Intelligence.gov
- Inter-American Dialogue
- International Law Institute
- Korea Economic Institute
- Pacific Basin Economic Council
- Public Citizen
- U.S. Agency for International Development
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- U.S. Russia Business Council
- U.S. Trade Representative
Homeland Security Graduates
Graduates with a bachelor's degree in Homeland Security could potentially work for any of the nine divisions of the federal Department of Homeland Security (DHS), port authorities, the airline industry, emergency management and many industries in the private sector. Some examples of Homeland Security positions include:
- Business Continuity Planning
- Cybersecurity
- Critical Infrastructure Protection
- Disaster Recovery and Operations Specialist
- Emergency Management
- Executive Protection
- Federal Law Enforcement
- Forensic Accounting
- Immigration Information Analyst
- Infrastructure Analyst
- Intelligence Analyst
- Management and Program Analyst
- Operations Research Analyst
- Program Specialist (Citizen Corps)
- Risk Management
- Search and Rescue Controller
- Secret Service
- Physical Security Specialist
- Technological Hazards Program Specialist
- Transportation Security Specialist
- US State Department