Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at California State University - Dominguez Hills

If you plan to study homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, take a look at what California State University - Dominguez Hills has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CSUDH is located in Carson, California and approximately 18,687 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 295 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors received their bachelor's degree from CSUDH.

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.

CSUDH Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

CSUDH Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major at CSUDH 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 Schools	73
Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	560

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at CSUDH

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

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 295 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors earned their bachelor's degree from CSUDH. Of these graduates, 39% were men and 61% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% 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 California State University - Dominguez Hills with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	218
White	17
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

CSUDH 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 California State University - Dominguez Hills. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Dominguez Hills. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	295

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 CA, the home state for California State University - Dominguez Hills.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Accountants and Auditors	148,600	$84,430
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	72,680	$101,380
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Correctional Officers and Jailers	34,980	$75,400

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.