Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

What traits are you looking for in a homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting school? To help you decide if University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program.

CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and has a total student population of 24,723. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 81 students received a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from CU Anschutz.

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.

CU Anschutz 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 CU Anschutz

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

• Master’s Degree

CU Anschutz 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 CU Anschutz 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 CU Anschutz 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
	80
Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	120
Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	299

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from CU Anschutz. This makes it the #100 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 CU Anschutz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

CU Anschutz Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 81 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from CU Anschutz in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	28
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

CU Anschutz Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students graduated with a master's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from CU Anschutz. About 33% were men and 67% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

CU Anschutz 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 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	105

Related Majors

• 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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Accountants and Auditors	36,290	$82,320
Computer Workers	16,440	$102,470
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	9,840	$72,950
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Correctional Officers and Jailers	6,990	$50,620

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.