Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Bowie State University

Every homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program at Bowie State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Bowie State University is located in Bowie, Maryland and approximately 6,250 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 89 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors received their bachelor's degree from Bowie State University.

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.

Bowie State University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Bowie State University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting progam at Bowie State University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major at Bowie State University 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
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	167
Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	247
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	406

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Bowie State University

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

Bowie State University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Program

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program at Bowie State University awarded 89 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 24% of these degrees went to men with the other 76% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 44% more racial-ethnic minorities in its homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	68
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Bowie State University 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

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Bowie State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	89

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 MD, the home state for Bowie State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Accountants and Auditors	25,020	$82,610
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Computer Workers	13,720	$113,330
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	12,650	$68,230
Correctional Officers and Jailers	6,780	$49,220

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
• Image Credit: By M. Chambers under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.