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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Sacred Heart University

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Sacred Heart University

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

Sacred Heart is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and has a total student population of 9,313.

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.

Sacred Heart 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

Sacred Heart Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting major at Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart

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

Sacred Heart Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Program

45% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

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About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting at Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart University with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 33
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Sacred Heart Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Program

18% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 82% of homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting master's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 18
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections 65
Security Science and Technology 21

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 CT, the home state for Sacred Heart University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Accountants and Auditors 14,550 $84,890
Managers 6,590 $129,730
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 6,450 $71,920
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 5,370 $69,520
Correctional Officers and Jailers 3,610 $54,420

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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