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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at New Mexico Highlands University

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at New Mexico Highlands University

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

New Mexico Highlands University is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico and has a total student population of 2,777.

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.

New Mexico Highlands University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

New Mexico Highlands University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting major at New Mexico Highlands 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.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at New Mexico Highlands University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting majors at New Mexico Highlands University.

New Mexico Highlands University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

The following homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting concentations are available at New Mexico Highlands University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at New Mexico Highlands University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections 16

Careers That Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Grads May Go Into

A degree in homeland security, law enforcement & 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 NM, the home state for New Mexico Highlands University.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
Accountants and Auditors 6,050 $66,370
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 4,310 $51,250
Correctional Officers and Jailers 4,210 $36,250
Managers 2,850 $96,490
Firefighters 2,400 $36,590

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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