Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Hawaii Pacific University

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

Hawaii Pacific University is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and has a total student population of 4,243. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students received a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Hawaii Pacific University.

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.

Hawaii Pacific University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Hawaii Pacific University

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.

Hawaii Pacific University does offer online education options in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

Hawaii Pacific University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting progam at Hawaii Pacific University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Hawaii Pacific University 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	76
Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	268
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	323
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	380
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	801

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Hawaii Pacific University

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

Hawaii Pacific University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

Hawaii Pacific University 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 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Hawaii Pacific University with a associate'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	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Hawaii Pacific University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 34 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Hawaii Pacific University, about 47% were men and 53% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Hawaii Pacific University 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 Hawaii Pacific University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	35
Homeland Security	3

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 HI, the home state for Hawaii Pacific University.

Occupation	Jobs in HI	Average Salary in HI
Accountants and Auditors	4,810	$65,580
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	2,610	$74,040
Managers	2,000	$93,760
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,750	$56,030
Firefighters	1,710	$62,670

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 Joel Bradshaw under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.