Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

If you are interested in studying homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, you may want to check out the program at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Bloomsburg is located in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 8,427. In 2021, 158 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors received their bachelor's degree from Bloomsburg.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting section at the bottom of this page.

Bloomsburg Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Online Classes Are Available at Bloomsburg

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Bloomsburg offers distance education options for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the following degree levels:

Bloomsburg Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs across the country. The following shows how Bloomsburg performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major at Bloomsburg is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	179
Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	235
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	387

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Bloomsburg

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania.

Bloomsburg Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 158 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting from Bloomsburg in 2020-2021, 62% were men and 38% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Bloomsburg are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	119
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Bloomsburg also has a doctoral program available in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

The following homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting concentations are available at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	93
Security Science and Technology	65

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
• Public Administration & Social Service

Careers That Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Grads May Go Into

A degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Accountants and Auditors	51,720	$75,250
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	27,850	$66,600
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	20,160	$43,680
Computer Workers	19,010	$87,040
Correctional Officers and Jailers	16,850	$54,140

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.