Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Grand Canyon University

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

Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and approximately 103,427 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 127 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.

Grand Canyon University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Grand Canyon University

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Grand Canyon University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Grand Canyon University

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

Grand Canyon University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Program

Of the 127 students who earned a master's degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting from Grand Canyon University in 2020-2021, 29% were men and 71% were women.

In the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 68% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	38
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

The following homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting concentations are available at Grand Canyon University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Grand Canyon University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	126
Security Science and Technology	1

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 AZ, the home state for Grand Canyon University.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Accountants and Auditors	20,030	$69,190
Correctional Officers and Jailers	13,810	$44,150
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	11,320	$64,640
Computer Workers	9,150	$85,010
Managers	8,520	$101,630

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.