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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Florida Atlantic University

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Florida Atlantic University

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

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and approximately 30,805 students attend the school each year.

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.

FAU Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at FAU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree

FAU Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting major at FAU 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.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at FAU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting majors at Florida Atlantic University.

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

64% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 93
Hispanic or Latino 104
White 111
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

FAU Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Program

81% Women
71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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In the homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

If you plan to be a homeland security, law enforcement & 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 Florida Atlantic University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections 335
Other Homeland Security 66

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

A degree in homeland security, law enforcement & 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 FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Accountants and Auditors 71,940 $71,790
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 37,650 $59,610
Correctional Officers and Jailers 33,060 $43,410
Managers 23,160 $99,240
Firefighters 22,690 $53,340

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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