Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Stevenson University

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

Stevenson is located in Stevenson, Maryland and approximately 3,492 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students received a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Stevenson.

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.

Stevenson 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 Stevenson

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Master’s Degree

Stevenson Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major at Stevenson 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 Schools	165
	179
	267
Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	484
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	773

In 2021, 96 students received their master’s degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Stevenson. This makes it the #34 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 Stevenson

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

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students earned a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Stevenson. About 53% of these graduates were women and the other 48% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Stevenson University with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program at Stevenson awarded 96 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 21% of these degrees went to men with the other 79% going to women.

In the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	47
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Security Science and Technology	96
Criminal Justice & Corrections	40

Related Majors

• Legal Professions

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 MD, the home state for Stevenson University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Accountants and Auditors	25,020	$82,610
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Computer Workers	13,720	$113,330
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	12,650	$68,230
Correctional Officers and Jailers	6,780	$49,220

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 Finetooth under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.