Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Southern New Hampshire University

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

SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and approximately 134,345 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 679 students received a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from SNHU.

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.

SNHU Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• Bachelor’s Degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• Master’s Degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Online Classes Are Available at SNHU

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? SNHU offers distance education options for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

SNHU 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 SNHU performed in these rankings.

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 SNHU 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
	100
Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Basic Certificate Schools	176
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	533
Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	596

In 2021, 423 students received their master’s degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from SNHU. This makes it the #2 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 SNHU

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

SNHU Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at SNHU are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern New Hampshire University with a associate's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	62
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	176
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

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

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program at SNHU awarded 679 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 42% of these degrees went to men with the other 58% going to women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at SNHU 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 Southern New Hampshire University with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	83
Hispanic or Latino	95
White	439
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	50

SNHU Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Program

Of the 423 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SNHU, about 51% were men and 49% were women.

Of the students who received a homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master's degree from SNHU, 56% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	98
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	238
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	41

SNHU 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern New Hampshire University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	1,196
Homeland Security	201

Related Majors

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

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 NH, the home state for Southern New Hampshire University.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Accountants and Auditors	5,300	$72,690
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	3,100	$58,120
Firefighters	2,130	$48,640
Correctional Officers and Jailers	1,110	$47,860
Computer Workers	1,010	$112,440

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 Kylejtod at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.