Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Texas A&M University - Commerce

Every homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program at Texas A&M University - Commerce stacks up to those at other schools.

Texas A&M Commerce is located in Commerce, Texas and approximately 12,249 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 116 students received a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Texas A&M Commerce.

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.

Texas A&M Commerce Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Texas A&M Commerce Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

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

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Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major at Texas A&M Commerce 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
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	436
Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	504
Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	762

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Texas A&M Commerce

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at Texas A&M University - Commerce.

Texas A&M Commerce Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 116 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting from Texas A&M Commerce in 2020-2021, 68% were men and 32% were women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Texas A&M Commerce 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 Texas A&M University - Commerce with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	69
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Texas A&M Commerce 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

The following homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting concentations are available at Texas A&M University - Commerce. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Texas A&M University - Commerce. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	116

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
• 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 TX, the home state for Texas A&M University - Commerce.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Accountants and Auditors	115,270	$80,200
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	60,260	$61,870
Firefighters	29,110	$52,520
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290
Managers	20,710	$122,130

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.