Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Albany State University

If you are interested in studying homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, you may want to check out the program at Albany State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Albany State is located in Albany, Georgia and has a total student population of 6,509. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received their master's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

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.

Albany State Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Albany State

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.

Albany State does offer online education options in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Albany State Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Albany State

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

Albany State Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students earned a master's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Albany State. About 78% of these graduates were women and the other 22% were men.

In the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 89% of degree recipients. That is 49% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	18

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 GA, the home state for Albany State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Accountants and Auditors	37,200	$75,930
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	22,410	$42,990
Computer Workers	21,500	$90,140
Correctional Officers and Jailers	15,500	$34,290
Managers	14,480	$118,060

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 Diqiu Wang under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.