Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Shorter University

If you are interested in studying homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, you may want to check out the program at Shorter University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Shorter is located in Rome, Georgia and approximately 1,410 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Shorter.

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.

Shorter Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Shorter

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Shorter does offer online education options in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Shorter 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 Shorter performed in these rankings.

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 Shorter 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
Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	133
Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	170
Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	174
	201
Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	235
Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	329
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	385
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	661
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	1,400

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Shorter

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	12

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 GA, the home state for Shorter University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Accountants and Auditors	37,200	$75,930
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	22,410	$42,990
Computer Workers	21,500	$90,140
Correctional Officers and Jailers	15,500	$34,290
Managers	14,480	$118,060

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 Thomson200 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.