Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Regent University

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

Regent is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and approximately 10,483 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students received a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Regent.

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.

Regent 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

Regent Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs across the country. The following shows how Regent performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major at Regent 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
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	325
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	748

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Regent. This makes it the #89 most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Regent

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

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

Of the 48 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting from Regent in 2020-2021, 58% were men and 42% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Regent 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 Regent University with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	32
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students graduated with a master's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Regent. About 63% were men and 37% were women.

In the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Regent 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 Regent University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Security Science and Technology	57
Criminal Justice & Corrections	21

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service
• Legal Professions

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 VA, the home state for Regent University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Accountants and Auditors	41,230	$85,640
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	18,080	$56,710
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Correctional Officers and Jailers	14,910	$41,860
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270

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 DebateLord under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.