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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Syracuse University

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Syracuse University

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

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and has a total student population of 21,322.

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.

Syracuse Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Syracuse Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting major at Syracuse 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 Syracuse

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

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

83% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting at Syracuse 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 Syracuse University with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 40
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

97% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 3% of homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting master's degrees went to men and 97% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 16
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Security Science and Technology 87

Careers That Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Grads May Go Into

A degree in homeland security, law enforcement & 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 NY, the home state for Syracuse University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Accountants and Auditors 110,780 $96,300
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 53,560 $74,860
Correctional Officers and Jailers 35,460 $64,490
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 28,530 $58,050
Managers 16,600 $124,160

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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