Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at California State University - East Bay

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

Cal State East Bay is located in Hayward, California and has a total student population of 16,253. Of the 4,189 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - East Bay in 2021, 242 of them were homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors.

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.

Cal State East Bay Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Cal State East Bay 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 Cal State East Bay performed in these rankings.

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 Cal State East Bay 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
	84
Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	170
Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	173
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	770

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Cal State East Bay

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 - East Bay.

Cal State East Bay Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 242 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Cal State East Bay in 2021, 34% were men and 66% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 - East Bay with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	32
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	125
White	33
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Cal State East Bay 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

If you plan to be a homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - East Bay. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	242

Related Majors

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

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 - East Bay.

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.