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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Lees - McRae College

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

Lees - McRae College is located in Banner Elk, North Carolina and approximately 838 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 21 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors received their bachelor's degree from Lees - McRae College.

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.

Lees - McRae College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Lees - McRae College

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? Lees - McRae College offers distance education options for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

Lees - McRae College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting progam at Lees - McRae College 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 Lees - McRae College 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 Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools 72
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools 72
Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools 141
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools 233
Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools 266
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Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools 286
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Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools 517
Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools 582
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools 1,144

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Lees - McRae College

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

Lees - McRae College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Lees - McRae College. About 43% were men and 57% were women.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Lees - McRae College 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 Lees - McRae College with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections 21

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 NC, the home state for Lees - McRae College.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Accountants and Auditors 33,020 $76,880
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 22,350 $48,420
Correctional Officers and Jailers 15,720 $38,500
Firefighters 14,870 $35,500
Managers 11,990 $121,500

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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