Basic Certificates in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

This degree is more popular with male students, and about 42% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.8% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27,351 students earned their basic certificate in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	60,668
Associate Degree	35,304
Basic Certificate	27,351
Master’s Degree	11,614
Undergraduate Certificate	6,242
Graduate Certificate	1,184
Doctor’s Degree	247

Earnings of Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue basic certificates in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting. About 67.5% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	18,460
Women	8,891

The racial-ethnic distribution of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	534
Black or African American	3,418
Hispanic or Latino	6,342
White	14,893
International Students	226
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,938

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Majors to Study

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	18,056
Fire Protection	7,074
	1,014
Homeland Security	987
Other Homeland Security	220

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting that offer basic certificates.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Professions	2,438
Public & Social Service	1,820
Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness	1,583
Military Technologies & Sciences	186

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Image Credit: By Barry Bahler under License

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