Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Excelsior College

Every homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program at Excelsior College stacks up to those at other schools.

Excelsior College is located in Albany, New York and has a total student population of 21,974. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 129 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.

Excelsior College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Excelsior College

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Excelsior College does offer online courses in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Excelsior College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Excelsior College

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

Excelsior College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Program

Of the 129 students who graduated with a master’s in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Excelsior College in 2021, 79% were men and 21% were women.

In the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	57
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

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 Excelsior College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Security Science and Technology	87
Homeland Security	33
Criminal Justice & Corrections	10

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 NY, the home state for Excelsior College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Accountants and Auditors	110,780	$96,300
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	53,560	$74,860
Correctional Officers and Jailers	35,460	$64,490
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	28,530	$58,050
Managers	16,600	$124,160

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 Snowy Brooklyn College under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.