Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus

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

UNM Gallup is located in Gallup, New Mexico and approximately 2,174 students attend the school each year.

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.

UNM Gallup Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at UNM Gallup

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

UNM Gallup Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

UNM Gallup does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates 53% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

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 University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	16

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 NM, the home state for University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Accountants and Auditors	6,050	$66,370
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	4,310	$51,250
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4,210	$36,250
Managers	2,850	$96,490
Firefighters	2,400	$36,590

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.