Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus

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

ENMU - Ruidoso Campus is located in Ruidoso, New Mexico and has a total student population of 553.

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.

ENMU - Ruidoso Campus Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at ENMU - Ruidoso Campus

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, ENMU - Ruidoso Campus does offer online courses in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

ENMU - Ruidoso Campus Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 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.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at ENMU - Ruidoso Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus.

ENMU - Ruidoso Campus Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

ENMU - Ruidoso Campus does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus with a associate's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

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

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	4
Fire Protection	1

Related Majors

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 NM, the home state for Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Accountants and Auditors	6,050	$66,370
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	4,310	$51,250
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4,210	$36,250
Managers	2,850	$96,490
Firefighters	2,400	$36,590

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.