Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Hampton University

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

Hampton is located in Hampton, Virginia and approximately 3,516 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students received a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Hampton.

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.

Hampton 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 Hampton

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

Hampton 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 Hampton performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major at Hampton 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
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools	295
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	1,178

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Hampton. This is the #344 most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Hampton

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

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Hampton. About 31% were men and 69% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% 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 Hampton University with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major earned their master's degree from Hampton.

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

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

Hampton 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 Hampton University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	22
Security Science and Technology	5

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service
• Military Technologies & Applied Sciences
• 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 VA, the home state for Hampton University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Accountants and Auditors	41,230	$85,640
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	18,080	$56,710
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Correctional Officers and Jailers	14,910	$41,860
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270

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.