Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Granite State College

What traits are you looking for in a homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting school? To help you decide if Granite State College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program.

GSC is located in Concord, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 1,879. In 2021, 22 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors received their bachelor's degree from GSC.

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.

GSC Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at GSC

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? GSC offers distance education options for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

GSC 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 GSC performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major at GSC 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
Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30
	43
Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	49
Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	137
Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	258
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	400
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	953
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	1,119

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at GSC

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

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students earned a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from GSC. About 27% of these graduates were women and the other 73% were men.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at GSC 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 Granite State College with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

GSC 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 Granite State College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Granite State College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	22

Related Majors

• 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 NH, the home state for Granite State College.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Accountants and Auditors	5,300	$72,690
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	3,100	$58,120
Firefighters	2,130	$48,640
Correctional Officers and Jailers	1,110	$47,860
Computer Workers	1,010	$112,440

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.