Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Florida State University

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

Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and has a total student population of 43,569. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 612 students received a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Florida State.

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.

Florida State 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
• Doctorate Degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Online Classes Are Available at Florida State

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

Florida State Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major at Florida State 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.

In 2021, 92 students received their master’s degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Florida State. This makes it the #36 most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Florida State

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Florida State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	97
Hispanic or Latino	149
White	334
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

Florida State Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 92 students graduated with a master's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Florida State. About 45% were men and 55% were women.

Of the students who received a homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master's degree from Florida State, 65% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	60
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Florida State also has a doctoral program available in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting. In 2021, 3 students 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Florida State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	646
Security Science and Technology	61

Related Majors

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

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 FL, the home state for Florida State 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Ayzmo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.