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Security Studies

Security Studies

Security studies examines national security, terrorism, organised crime and intelligence together with politics and international relations.

Law and politics

What do graduates do?

  • Intelligence analyst
  • Government security agencies
  • Risk and security consultancy
GOOD TO KNOW

Before you apply

Degrees in computing, criminology, maths and statistics, psychology or social science are useful. Working for state security agencies usually requires citizenship of that country.

SCHOOL EXAMPLES

Examples of schools where you can study this subject

2 schools in 1 countries. Programmes were checked on the schools’ own websites. These are only examples; every country has many more options. We choose the schools that fit your budget, documents and goals together.

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USA

East Carolina UniversityBA and BS Degree: Security Studies · Greenville
University of Texas at El PasoBA in Security Studies · El Paso
BY COUNTRY

What to know, country by country

For each country where you can study this subject: an example tuition fee and the next step in the timeline. You can find the details in our country guides.

USA2 schoolsCountry guide
Bachelor's tuition$66.720per year · 2026/27Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  • 7 November 2026

    SAT exam (next date 5 December 2026). Whether a school asks for a test varies by school

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Last checked: November 2026.

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