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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Nichols College

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting, you may want to check out the program at Nichols College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Nichols is located in Dudley, Massachusetts and approximately 1,518 students attend the school each year.

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.

Nichols Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Nichols

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? Nichols offers distance education options for homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

Nichols Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting major at Nichols 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 Nichols

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

Nichols Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Program

37% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting bachelor's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting at Nichols 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 Nichols College with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Nichols Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Program

45% Women

5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

Of the students who received a homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting master's degree from Nichols, 90% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Nichols College with a master's in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Nichols College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	28
Homeland Security	15

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 MA, the home state for Nichols College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Accountants and Auditors	35,360	$81,460
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	16,830	$69,870
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	12,340	$48,670
Firefighters	11,640	$60,080
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110

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.

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