Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at San Diego State University

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

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 36,334. In 2021, 391 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors received their bachelor's degree from SDSU.

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.

SDSU Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

SDSU Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major at SDSU 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	18
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	396

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at SDSU

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

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 391 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from SDSU. About 41% were men and 59% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities in its homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	253
White	71
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

SDSU 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 San Diego State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from San Diego State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	392

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service
• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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 CA, the home state for San Diego State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Accountants and Auditors	148,600	$84,430
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	72,680	$101,380
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Correctional Officers and Jailers	34,980	$75,400

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 Wikipedia User:Geographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.