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

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

SFSU is located in San Francisco, California and has a total student population of 27,349. Of the 6,627 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from San Francisco State University in 2021, 233 of them were homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors.

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.

SFSU Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

SFSU Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major at SFSU 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 SFSU

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 Francisco State University with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	36
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	125
White	26
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

SFSU 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

If you plan to be a homeland security, law enforcement and 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 San Francisco State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	233

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 Francisco 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 Briantrejo under License

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