Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Eastern Kentucky University

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

Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and has a total student population of 14,465. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 166 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.

Eastern Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Eastern

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Eastern Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Eastern

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

Eastern Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Program

Of the 166 students who graduated with a master’s in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Eastern in 2021, 61% were men and 39% were women.

Of the students who received a homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master's degree from Eastern, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	88
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	61

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 Eastern Kentucky University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Homeland Security	143
Criminal Justice & Corrections	23

Related Majors

• 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 KY, the home state for Eastern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Accountants and Auditors	11,160	$67,080
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	7,830	$45,600
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	7,740	$40,950
Correctional Officers and Jailers	5,850	$35,940
Firefighters	4,240	$33,520

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 Alpha 40475 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.