Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Keene State College

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

Keene State is located in Keene, New Hampshire and approximately 3,210 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 41 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors received their bachelor's degree from Keene 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.

Keene State Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Keene State Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

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

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 Keene 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	525
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	740

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

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

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

Of the 41 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Keene State in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Keene 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 Keene State College with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	39
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Keene State 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

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 Keene State College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	41

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
• 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 NH, the home state for Keene 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
• Image Credit: By John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.