Does it matter what degree I get before pursuing a Masters in Security Studies?

[soliloquy]

Oh, I forgot. What am I doing with the degree? I'm not really doing anything because of the sequester. Because a budget was passed for this year, I'm hoping they will start hiring intelligence analysts again. I'm hoping to learn Farsi in order to increase my chances of being hired. I did pass several tests with a few agencies before hiring came to a stop. Things should be easier with you with your language abilities and military background. Currently, I am teaching criminal justice courses at a nationally accredited college. I don't think any regionally accredited school would hire me without having a masters in criminal justice, criminology, law, or sociology. I haven't been looked at for political science positions either. That's probably because most of the openings right now are for domestically-focused political science instead of internationally-focused. There aren't many openings for homeland security teaching positions, surprisingly. While my masters degree got me higher pay, I halfway qualified for my current job because of my criminal justice work experience. Honestly, I had to refresh myself on what I learned in my undergraduate CJ courses because my masters is so unrelated.

This was a tremendous help. Thank you.