The Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major at New Mexico State University - Grants

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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at New Mexico State University - Grants

What traits are you looking for in a homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting school? To help you decide if New Mexico State University - Grants is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting program.

NMSU Grants is located in Grants, New Mexico and has a total student population of 622.

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.

NMSU Grants Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NMSU Grants

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.

NMSU Grants does offer online education options in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Associate’s Degree

NMSU Grants Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at NMSU Grants

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

NMSU Grants Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate’s Program

67% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

NMSU Grants does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting graduates 52% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

If you plan to be a homeland security, law enforcement & 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 New Mexico State University - Grants. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	5

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 State University - Grants.

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

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*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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