Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Florida International University

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

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and approximately 58,836 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 88 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.

FIU Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at FIU

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

• Master’s Degree

FIU Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at FIU

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

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

Of the 88 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from FIU, about 47% were men and 53% were women.

In the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 78% of degree recipients. That is 38% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	15
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

The following homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting concentations are available at Florida International University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Florida International University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Homeland Security	47
Criminal Justice & Corrections	29
Security Science and Technology	14

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
• Public Administration & Social Service
• Legal Professions

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 FL, the home state for Florida International University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Accountants and Auditors	71,940	$71,790
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	37,650	$59,610
Correctional Officers and Jailers	33,060	$43,410
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Firefighters	22,690	$53,340

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 Comayagua99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.