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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Sacred Heart University

If you plan to study homeland security, law enforcement and 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 students received a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Sacred Heart.

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

Online Classes Are Available at Sacred Heart

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Sacred Heart offers distance education options for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

Sacred Heart Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting progam at Sacred Heart compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement and 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools 77
Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools 141
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools 147
Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools 227
478
Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools 583

In 2021, 34 students received their master’s degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Sacred Heart. This makes it the #77 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 Sacred Heart

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

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

50% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 52 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting from Sacred Heart in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and 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 and firefighting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 30
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

29% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students earned a master's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Sacred Heart. About 29% of these graduates were women and the other 71% were men.

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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 and firefighting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 8
International Students 16
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Sacred Heart 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

The following homeland security, law enforcement and 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 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 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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